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@@ -1544,6 +1544,16 @@ is discouraged.
 Use
 .Xr ln 1
 instead.
+.Ss \&sp
+Break the output line and emit vertical space.
+Its syntax is as follows:
+.Pp
+.D1 Pf \. Cm \&sp Op Ar height
+.Pp
+The argument follows the syntax of
+.Sx Scaling Widths
+and defaults to one blank line
+.Pq Li 1v .
 .Ss \&spacewidth
 Set the space width from the font metrics file.
 This is a Heirloom extension and currently ignored.