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Re: [Groff] escaping punctuation in mdoc pages


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [Groff] escaping punctuation in mdoc pages
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 13:45:22 +0200 (CEST)

> > To suppress special handling, add `\&' as a postfix, e.g. `?\&'.
> > 
> Doesn't really matter, but I prefer to use prefix, though from
> the troff perspective, postfix is more natural, agreed.  :-)
> Point: it's easier to understand "escape it with \&" than
> "postfix it with \&".

It *can* make a difference.  See my other mail.

> This is basically already documented in the General Syntax section
> of the aforementioned manpage.  What's probably missing is the lists
> of recognized opening and closing punctuation characters.  Should I
> add these?

Please do.


    Werner

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