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* mdocml: Clarified `Bk' operation in mdoc.7.
@ 2010-07-06 11:07 kristaps
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From: kristaps @ 2010-07-06 11:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Log Message:
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Clarified `Bk' operation in mdoc.7.

Modified Files:
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    mdocml:
        mdoc.7

Revision Data
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Index: mdoc.7
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/vhosts/mdocml.bsd.lv/cvs/mdocml/mdoc.7,v
retrieving revision 1.132
retrieving revision 1.133
diff -Lmdoc.7 -Lmdoc.7 -u -p -r1.132 -r1.133
--- mdoc.7
+++ mdoc.7
@@ -1178,27 +1178,29 @@ See also
 and
 .Sx \&Sy .
 .Ss \&Bk
-Begins a keep block, containing a collection of macros or text
-to be kept together in the output.
+Begins a collection of macros or text not breaking the line.
 Its syntax is as follows:
 .Pp
 .D1 Pf \. Sx \&Bk Fl words
 .Pp
-Currently, the only argument implemented is
-.Fl words ,
-requesting to keep together all words of the contained text
-on the same output line.
 Subsequent arguments are ignored.
+The
+.Fl words
+argument is required.
 .Pp
-Examples:
+Each line within a keep block is kept intact, so the following example
+will not break within each
+.Sx \&Op
+macro line:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 \&.Bk \-words
-\&.Op o Ar output_file
+\&.Op Fl f Ar flags
+\&.Op Fl o Ar output
 \&.Ek
 .Ed
 .Pp
-See also
-.Sx \&Ek .
+Be careful in using over-long lines within a keep block!
+Doing so will clobber the right margin.
 .Ss \&Bl
 Begins a list composed of one or more list entries.
 Its syntax is as follows:
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