From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from krisdoz.my.domain (schwarze@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by krisdoz.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p8I7vHCf029334 for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:57:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from schwarze@localhost) by krisdoz.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id p8I7vGOv030800; Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:57:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:57:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <201109180757.p8I7vGOv030800@krisdoz.my.domain> X-Mailinglist: mdocml-source Reply-To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv MIME-Version: 1.0 From: schwarze@mdocml.bsd.lv To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv Subject: mdocml: Add a MACRO OVERVIEW, listing all macros ordered by purpose, X-Mailer: activitymail 1.26, http://search.cpan.org/dist/activitymail/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Log Message: ----------- Add a MACRO OVERVIEW, listing all macros ordered by purpose, each with a one-line discription. Use this when wondering which macro fits best for your particular use case, and whether there are alternatives. feedback ond ok jmc@, ok kristaps@ Modified Files: -------------- mdocml: mdoc.7 Revision Data ------------- Index: mdoc.7 =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/vhosts/mdocml.bsd.lv/cvs/mdocml/mdoc.7,v retrieving revision 1.209 retrieving revision 1.210 diff -Lmdoc.7 -Lmdoc.7 -u -p -r1.209 -r1.210 --- mdoc.7 +++ mdoc.7 @@ -1003,6 +1003,130 @@ in the same way as a plain .Sq \&| character. Using this predefined string is not recommended in new manuals. +.Sh MACRO OVERVIEW +This overview is sorted such that macros of similar purpose are listed +together, to help find the best macro for any given purpose. +Deprecated macros are not included in the overview, but can be found +in the alphabetical reference below. +.Ss Document preamble and NAME section macros +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Dd Ta document date: Cm $Mdocdate$ | Ar month day , year +.It Sx \&Dt Ta document title: Ar TITLE section Op Ar volume | arch +.It Sx \&Os Ta operating system version: Op Ar system Op Ar version +.It Sx \&Nm Ta document name (one argument) +.It Sx \&Nd Ta document description (one line) +.El +.Ss Sections and cross references +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Sh Ta section header (one line) +.It Sx \&Ss Ta subsection header (one line) +.It Sx \&Sx Ta internal cross reference to a section or subsection +.It Sx \&Xr Ta cross reference to another manual page: Ar name section +.It Sx \&Pp , \&Lp Ta start a text paragraph (no arguments) +.El +.Ss Displays and lists +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Bd , \&Ed Ta display block: +.Fl Ar type +.Op Fl offset Ar width +.Op Fl compact +.It Sx \&D1 Ta indented display (one line) +.It Sx \&Dl Ta indented literal display (one line) +.It Sx \&Bl , \&El Ta list block: +.Fl Ar type +.Op Fl width Ar val +.Op Fl offset Ar val +.Op Fl compact +.It Sx \&It Ta list item (syntax depends on Fl Ar type ) +.It Sx \&Ta Ta table cell separator in Sx Bl Fl column No lists +.It Sx \&Rs , \&%* , \&Re Ta bibliographic block (references) +.El +.Ss Spacing control +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Pf Ta prefix, no following horizontal space (one argument) +.It Sx \&Ns Ta roman font, no preceding horizontal space (no arguments) +.It Sx \&Ap Ta apostrophe without surrounding whitespace (no arguments) +.It Sx \&Sm Ta switch horizontal spacing mode: Cm on | off +.It Sx \&Bk , \&Ek Ta keep block: Fl words +.It Sx \&br Ta force output line break in text mode (no arguments) +.It Sx \&sp Ta force vertical space: Op Ar height +.El +.Ss Semantic markup for command line utilities: +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Nm Ta start a SYNOPSIS block with the name of a utility +.It Sx \&Fl Ta command line options (flags) (>=0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Cm Ta command modifier (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Ar Ta command arguments (>=0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Op , \&Oo , \&Oc Ta optional syntax elements (enclosure) +.It Sx \&Ic Ta internal or interactive command (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Ev Ta environmental variable (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Pa Ta file system path (>=0 arguments) +.El +.Ss Semantic markup for function libraries: +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Lb Ta function library (one argument) +.It Sx \&In Ta include file (one argument) +.It Sx \&Ft Ta function type (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Fo , \&Fc Ta function block: Ar funcname +.It Sx \&Fn Ta function name: +.Op Ar functype +.Ar funcname +.Oo +.Op Ar argtype +.Ar argname +.Oc +.It Sx \&Fa Ta function argument (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Vt Ta variable type (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Va Ta variable name (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Dv Ta defined variable or preprocessor constant (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Er Ta error constant (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Ev Ta environmental variable (>0 arguments) +.El +.Ss Various semantic markup: +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&An Ta author name (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Lk Ta hyperlink: Ar uri Op Ar name +.It Sx \&Mt Ta Do mailto Dc hyperlink: Ar address +.It Sx \&Cd Ta kernel configuration declaration (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Ad Ta memory address (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Ms Ta mathematical symbol (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Tn Ta tradename (>0 arguments) +.El +.Ss Physical markup +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Em Ta italic font or underline (emphasis) (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Sy Ta boldface font (symbolic) (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&Li Ta typewriter font (literal) (>0 arguments) +.It Sx \&No Ta return to roman font (normal) (no arguments) +.It Sx \&Bf , \&Ef Ta font block: +.Op Fl Ar type | Cm \&Em | \&Li | \&Sy +.El +.Ss Physical enclosures +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Dq , \&Do , \&Dc Ta enclose in typographic double quotes: Dq text +.It Sx \&Qq , \&Qo , \&Qc Ta enclose in typewriter double quotes: Qq text +.It Sx \&Sq , \&So , \&Sc Ta enclose in single quotes: Sq text +.It Sx \&Ql Ta single-quoted literal text: Ql text +.It Sx \&Pq , \&Po , \&Pc Ta enclose in parentheses: Pq text +.It Sx \&Bq , \&Bo , \&Bc Ta enclose in square brackets: Bq text +.It Sx \&Brq , \&Bro , \&Brc Ta enclose in curly braces: Brq text +.It Sx \&Aq , \&Ao , \&Ac Ta enclose in angle brackets: Aq text +.It Sx \&Eo , \&Ec Ta generic enclosure +.El +.Ss Text production +.Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description +.It Sx \&Ex Fl std Ta standard command exit values: Op Ar utility ... +.It Sx \&Rv Fl std Ta standard function return values: Op Ar function ... +.It Sx \&St Ta reference to a standards document (one argument) +.It Sx \&Ux Ta Ux +.It Sx \&At Ta At +.It Sx \&Bx Ta Bx +.It Sx \&Bsx Ta Bsx +.It Sx \&Nx Ta Nx +.It Sx \&Fx Ta Fx +.It Sx \&Ox Ta Ox +.It Sx \&Dx Ta Dx +.El .Sh REFERENCE This section is a canonical reference of all macros, arranged alphabetically. -- To unsubscribe send an email to source+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv