.Dd December 30, 2014
.Dt DE-STARTDE 1
.Os OpenBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm de-startde
.Nd macro starting a macro definition, but not ending it
.Sh DESCRIPTION
define outer macro:
.de outer
outer macro called; define inner macro:
.de inner
inner macro called; end outer scope.
..
outer scope ended; outer macro now defined.
.Pp
call outer macro:
.outer
returned from call of outer macro; end inner scope.
..
inner scope ended; inner macro now defined.
.Pp
call inner macro:
.inner
returned from call of inner macro.