+ char *cp, *ep;
+
+ ep = strchr(start, '\0') - 2;
+ if (ep < start || ep[0] != '\\' || ep[1] != 'c')
+ return NULL;
+ for (cp = ep; cp > start; cp--)
+ if (cp[-1] != '\\')
+ break;
+ return (ep - cp) % 2 ? NULL : ep;
+}
+
+void
+man_descope(struct roff_man *man, int line, int offs, char *start)
+{
+ /* Trailing \c keeps next-line scope open. */
+
+ if (start != NULL && man_hasc(start) != NULL)
+ return;
+