From 24b4a7d475e7f3fa5f5aeb456984285e5938c35c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kristaps Dzonsons Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 08:36:44 +0000 Subject: Strip trailing, unescaped whitespace from free-form, non-literal lines (like groff). --- mdoc.7 | 22 ++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) (limited to 'mdoc.7') diff --git a/mdoc.7 b/mdoc.7 index e2eaa5e2..dc60ad83 100644 --- a/mdoc.7 +++ b/mdoc.7 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.95 2010/05/07 15:49:36 kristaps Exp $ +.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.96 2010/05/08 08:36:44 kristaps Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ .\" 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 7 2010 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: May 8 2010 $ .Dt MDOC 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -181,23 +181,13 @@ and .Sq \e*(Ba .Pq vertical bar . .Ss Whitespace -In non-literal free-form lines, consecutive blocks of whitespace are -pruned from input and added later in the output filter, if applicable: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -These spaces are pruned from input. -\&.Bd \-literal -These are not. -\&.Ed -.Ed +In free-form lines, whitespace is preserved within a line; un-escaped +trailing spaces are stripped from input (unless in a literal context). +Blank free-form lines, which may include spaces, are only permitted +within literal contexts. .Pp In macro lines, whitespace delimits arguments and is discarded. If arguments are quoted, whitespace within the quotes is retained. -.Pp -Blank lines are only permitted within literal contexts, as are lines -containing only whitespace. Tab characters are only acceptable when -delimiting -.Sq \&Bl \-column -or when in a literal context. .Ss Quotation Macro arguments may be quoted with a double-quote to group space-delimited terms or to retain blocks of whitespace. A quoted -- cgit v1.2.3