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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 11/12: doc/groff.texi: Doc another application of `\&`. |
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Sun, 5 Nov 2023 11:12:18 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit d39c377b27c62237a91fd510ecba42ba9b5fa439
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Nov 5 09:36:46 2023 -0600
doc/groff.texi: Doc another application of `\&`.
---
doc/groff.texi | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index ee3c3787a..a54a98ea5 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -11840,6 +11840,7 @@ Test.
@result{} Test. Test.
@endExample
+@need 1000
@item
Prevent recognition of a control character.
@@ -11874,6 +11875,17 @@ Translate a character to ``nothing''.
Post universitum, alea jacta est, OK?
@result{} Post vniversitvm, alea iacta est, O?
@endExample
+
+@item
+Stop the interpretation of a numerical expression.
+
+@Example
+\l'4i-'
+ @error{} warning: expected numeric expression,
+ @error{} got character "'"
+\l'4i\&-'
+ @result{} ----------------------------------------
+@endExample
@end itemize
The dummy character escape sequence sees use in macro definitions as a
@@ -11903,6 +11915,7 @@ you want in its place.
@c it seems to be special pleading for that package's unique approach to
@c macro argument reprocessing, which also involves an idiosyncratic
@c approach to punctuation characters in macro argument lists.
+@need 1000
@Defesc {\\), , , }
@cindex transparent dummy character (@code{\)})
@cindex character, transparent dummy (@code{\)})
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