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Subject: mandoc: add some notes about using col(1) and ul(1) to process the ascii 
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Log Message:
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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
===================================================================
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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