* mandoc: add some notes about using col(1) and ul(1) to process the ascii
@ 2018-12-28 0:15 schwarze
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From: schwarze @ 2018-12-28 0:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
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add some notes about using col(1) and ul(1) to process the ascii markup
since these may not be commonly known utilities;
idea from and joint work with tedu@
CV: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Modified Files:
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mandoc:
mandoc.1
Revision Data
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Index: mandoc.1
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RCS file: /home/cvs/mandoc/mandoc/mandoc.1,v
retrieving revision 1.234
retrieving revision 1.235
diff -Lmandoc.1 -Lmandoc.1 -u -p -r1.234 -r1.235
--- mandoc.1
+++ mandoc.1
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ where
is the back-space character number 8.
Emboldened characters are rendered as
.Sq c Ns \e[bs] Ns c .
+This markup is typically converted to appropriate terminal sequences by
+the pager or
+.Xr ul 1 .
+To remove the markup, pipe the output to
+.Xr col 1
+.Fl b
+instead.
.Pp
The special characters documented in
.Xr mandoc_char 7
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