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[groff] 05/08: doc/groff.texi: Add example.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 05/08: doc/groff.texi: Add example. |
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Mon, 6 Nov 2023 13:25:50 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 3af7ebda84cec05ec21e1f4a2a8245483d6e08ab
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 6 10:07:57 2023 -0600
doc/groff.texi: Add example.
...illustrating use of dummy character to disambiguate (terminate) a
numeric expression.
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doc/groff.texi | 11 +++++++++--
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 0146c83e1..0ef76de19 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -14239,8 +14239,15 @@ draw the line. The default is the baseline rule
special character,
@cindex dummy character (@code{\&}), effect on @code{\l} escape sequence
@cindex character, dummy (@code{\&}), effect on @code{\l} escape sequence
-If @var{c} is a valid scaling unit, put @code{\&} after @var{l} to
-disambiguate the input.
+If @var{c} is a numerical expression operator or valid scaling unit, put
+@code{\&} after @var{l} to disambiguate the input.
+
+@Example
+\l'4i\&-'
+ @result{} ----------------------------------------
+@endExample
+
+Let us see how to draw a box around a word using a macro.
@Example
.de textbox
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