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Re: [Groff] calling a string as a macro
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [Groff] calling a string as a macro |
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Tue, 02 Jul 2002 14:32:15 +0200 (CEST) |
> .ds s 1234\"
> a
> .s
> b
>
> through the actual and an older groff, results in
>
> a 1234b
>
>
> So the preceding space is kept, but the following space is eaten.
> Is this a feature?
Yes. Strings are not stored with the final newline, but macros are.
Werner