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[Groff-commit] groff/man groff.man
From: |
Werner LEMBERG |
Subject: |
[Groff-commit] groff/man groff.man |
Date: |
Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:17:13 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /cvsroot/groff
Module name: groff
Changes by: Werner LEMBERG <wl> 12/12/03 09:17:13
Modified files:
man : groff.man
Log message:
Improve documentation of `\.'.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/man/groff.man?cvsroot=groff&r1=1.107&r2=1.108
Patches:
Index: groff.man
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/groff/groff/man/groff.man,v
retrieving revision 1.107
retrieving revision 1.108
diff -u -b -r1.107 -r1.108
--- groff.man 12 May 2012 03:50:41 -0000 1.107
+++ groff.man 3 Dec 2012 09:17:13 -0000 1.108
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
This file is part of groff, the GNU roff type-setting system.
-Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
- 2009, 2010
+Copyright (C) 2000-2010, 2012
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
written by Bernd Warken <address@hidden>
maintained by Werner Lemberg <address@hidden>
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@
.BR "copy mode" .
.
.P
-The copy mode behavior can be quite tricky, but there are some rules
+The copy mode behaviour can be quite tricky, but there are some rules
that ensure a safe usage.
.
.IP 1.
@@ -541,10 +540,6 @@
.request while .
There it is the control character that introduces a request (or macro).
.
-The special behavior can be delayed by using the
-.esc .
-escape.
-.
By using the
.request cc
request, the control character can be set to a different character,
@@ -624,7 +619,7 @@
introducing an escape name or argument consisting of exactly two
characters.
.
-In groff, this behavior can be replaced by the \f[CB][]\f[] construct.
+In groff, this behaviour can be replaced by the \f[CB][]\f[] construct.
.TP
\&\f[CB][\f[]
The opening bracket is only special in groff escape sequences; there
@@ -2769,7 +2764,9 @@
.
.TP
.ESC .
-An uninterpreted dot (period), even at start of line.
+The same as a dot (`.').
+Necessary in nested macro definitions so that `\[rs]\[rs]..' expands to
+`..'.
.
.TP
.ESC %
@@ -4080,7 +4077,7 @@
.SH AUTHORS
.\" --------------------------------------------------------------------
.
-Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
+Copyright (C) 2000-2010, 2012
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.
.P
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