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Diffstat (limited to 'mdoc.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | mdoc.3 | 41 |
1 files changed, 39 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ The .Xr mdoc 3 library accepts only printable ASCII characters as defined by .Xr isprint 3 . -Non-ASCII character sequences are escaped with an escape character +Non-ASCII character sequences are delimited in various ways. All are +preceeded by an escape character .Sq \\ and followed by either an open-parenthesis .Sq \&( @@ -192,7 +193,43 @@ for two-character sequences; an open-bracket .Sq \&[ for n-character sequences (terminated at a close-bracket .Sq \&] ) ; -or one of a small set of single characters for other escapes. +an asterisk and open-parenthesis +.Sq \&*( +for two-character sequences; +an asterisk and non-open-parenthesis +.Sq \&* +for single-character sequences; or one of a small set of standalone +single characters for other escapes. +.Pp +Examples: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXX" -offset "XXXX" -compact +.\" LIST-ITEM +.It \\*(<= +prints +.Dq \*(<= +.Pq greater-equal +.\" LIST-ITEM +.It \\(<- +prints +.Dq \(<- +.Pq left-arrow +.\" LIST-ITEM +.It \\[<-] +also prints +.Dq \(<- +.Pq left-arrow +.\" LIST-ITEM +.It \\*(Ba +prints +.Dq \*(Ba +.Pq bar +.\" LIST-ITEM +.It \\*q +prints +.Dq \*q +.Pq double-quote +.El .\" SUBSECTION .Ss Abstract Syntax Tree The |