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Diffstat (limited to 'tbl.7')
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 12 deletions
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ and .Sq TE .Xr roff 7 macros. -A table consists of an optional single line of table options terminated -by a semicolon, followed by one or more lines of layout specification -terminated by a period, then table data. +A table consists of an optional single line of table +.Sx Options +terminated by a semicolon, followed by one or more lines of +.Sx Layout +specifications terminated by a period, then +.Sx Data . All input must be 7-bit ASCII. Example: .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -128,11 +131,13 @@ c c c. .Pp in the case of .Xr man 7 . -.Ss Table Options -The first line of a table consists of its options, which consists of -space-separated keys and modifiers terminated by a semicolon. +.Ss Options +The first line of a table consists of space-separated option keys and +modifiers terminated by a semicolon. If the first line does not have a terminating semicolon, it is assumed -that no options are specified and instead a layout is processed. +that no options are specified and instead a +.Sx Layout +is processed. Some options accept arguments enclosed by paranthesis. The following case-insensitive options are available: .Bl -tag -width Ds @@ -181,10 +186,12 @@ This option is not supported by This option is not supported by .Xr mandoc 1 . .El -.Ss Table Layout -The table layout follows table options, except in the case of -.Sx \&T& , -where it immediately procedes invocation. +.Ss Layout +The table layout follows +.Sx Options +or a +.Sq \&T& +macro invocation. Layout specifies how data rows are displayed on output. Each layout line corresponds to a line of data; the last layout line applies to all remaining data lines. @@ -248,7 +255,7 @@ and .Cm i . All of these are ignored by .Xr mandoc 1 . -.Ss Table Data +.Ss Data The data section follows the last layout row. By default, cells in a data section are delimited by a tab. This behaviour may be changed with the |