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authorKristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>2011-07-08 09:35:06 +0000
committerKristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>2011-07-08 09:35:06 +0000
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Clarify the role of `RS' in man(7) and also fix a bogus cross-reference.
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.101 2011/07/03 22:57:32 kristaps Exp $
+.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.102 2011/07/08 09:35:06 kristaps Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
.\"
@@ -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: July 3 2011 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 8 2011 $
.Dt MAN 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -707,6 +707,9 @@ and
.Ss \&RE
Explicitly close out the scope of a prior
.Sx \&RS .
+The default left margin is restored to the state of the original
+.Sx \&RS
+invocation.
.Ss \&RI
Text is rendered alternately in roman (the default font) and italics.
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output.
@@ -723,13 +726,10 @@ See also
and
.Sx \&IR .
.Ss \&RS
-Begin a part setting the left margin.
-The left margin controls the offset, following an initial indentation,
-to un-indented text such as that of
-.Sx \&PP .
+Temporarily reset the default left margin.
This has the following syntax:
.Bd -filled -offset indent
-.Pf \. Sx \&Rs
+.Pf \. Sx \&RS
.Op Cm width
.Ed
.Pp
@@ -738,6 +738,9 @@ The
argument must conform to
.Sx Scaling Widths .
If not specified, the saved or default width is used.
+.Pp
+See also
+.Sx \&RE .
.Ss \&SB
Text is rendered in small size (one point smaller than the default font)
bold face.