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.Dd $Mdocdate: July 4 2017 $
.Dt SPACE-NOBREAK 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm space-nobreak
.Nd non-breaking, non-collapsing space
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The following line has 78 characters and fits:
.Pp
78 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x
.Pp
The following line has 79 characters and breaks:
.Pp
79 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x
.Pp
With a non-breaking space, it breaks earlier:
.Pp
79 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x\~x
.Pp
The same with backslash-space:
.Pp
79 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x\ x
.Pp
Only non-breaking spaces:
.Pp
79\~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\~x\~x
.Pp
The same with backslash-space:
.Pp
79\ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\ x\ x