-.\" $Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.38 2010/05/09 21:11:22 kristaps Exp $
+.\" $Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.40 2010/10/29 00:05:53 schwarze Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
.\"
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: May 9 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: October 29 2010 $
.Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
This section documents compatibility of
.Nm
-with older or existing versions of
-.Xr groff 1 .
+with older or existing versions of groff.
.Pp
The following render differently in
.Fl T Ns Ar ascii
The
.Sq \e*(Ba
escape mimics the behaviour of the
-.Sq \*(Ba
+.Sq \&|
character in
.Xr mdoc 7 ;
thus, if you wish to render a vertical bar with no side effects, use