* mandoc: improve the description of the message "blank line in fill
@ 2019-04-30 11:48 schwarze
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From: schwarze @ 2019-04-30 11:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Log Message:
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improve the description of the message "blank line in fill mode";
triggered by a misunderstanding by sashan@
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 1.237
retrieving revision 1.238
diff -Lmandoc.1 -Lmandoc.1 -u -p -r1.237 -r1.238
--- mandoc.1
+++ mandoc.1
@@ -1699,9 +1699,12 @@ The meaning of blank input lines is only
In fill mode, line breaks of text input lines are not supposed to be
significant.
However, for compatibility with groff, blank lines in fill mode
-are replaced with
+are formatted like
.Ic \&sp
requests.
+To request a paragraph break, use
+.Ic \&Pp
+instead of a blank line.
.It Sy "tab in filled text"
.Pq mdoc , man
The meaning of tab characters is only well-defined in non-fill mode:
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