-.\" $Id: tbl.7,v 1.33 2019/02/09 16:46:13 schwarze Exp $
+.\" $Id: tbl.7,v 1.37 2021/09/18 12:34:27 schwarze Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
.\" Copyright (c) 2014,2015,2017,2018,2019 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: February 9 2019 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: September 18 2021 $
.Dt TBL 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
This is a GNU extension and currently ignored.
.It Cm nospaces
Ignore leading and trailing spaces in data cells.
-This is a GNU extension and currently ignored.
+This is a GNU extension.
.It Cm nowarn
Suppress warnings about tables exceeding the current line length.
This is a GNU extension and currently ignored.
.Cm e
modifier.
.It Cm f
-The next character selects the font to use for this cell.
+The next one or two characters select the font to use for this cell.
+One-character font names must be followed by a blank or period.
See the
.Xr roff 7
-manual for supported one-character font names.
+manual for supported font names.
.It Cm i
Use an italic font for the contents of this cell.
.It Cm m
These examples were constructed to demonstrate many
.Nm
features in a compact way.
-In real manual pages, keep tables as simple as possible:
-Like that, they usually look better, are less fragile, and more portable.
+In real manual pages, keep tables as simple as possible.
+They usually look better, are less fragile, and are more portable.
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
The
.Xr mandoc 1
.Xr roff 7
.Rs
.%A M. E. Lesk
-.%T Tbl\(emA Program to Format Tables
+.%T Tbl \(em A Program to Format Tables
.%D June 11, 1976
.Re
.Sh HISTORY