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<H1>man(7)</H1>
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<PRE>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
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man - nroff macro package for manual pages
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>nroff</STRONG> <STRONG>-man</STRONG> <EM>file</EM> ...
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
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These macros are used to lay out reference pages for manuals.
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Any text argument <EM>t</EM> may be zero to six words. Quotes may be used to
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include blanks in a 'word'. <EM>Text</EM> can be empty, but unlike normal UNIX
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macros, the next line is not used.
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A prevailing indent distance is remembered between successive indented
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paragraphs, and is reset to default value upon reaching a non-indented
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paragraph (i.e. at .SH or .SS).
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<H2>FILES</H2><PRE>
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/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.an For standard Minix nroff.
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/usr/lib/cawf/man.mac For cawf.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/nroff.1.html">nroff(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/man.1.html">man(1)</A></STRONG>.
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<H2>REQUEST SUMMARY</H2><PRE>
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Request Cause Explanation
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Break?
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.B t no Text t is bold. Quote to imbed blanks.
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.I t no Text t is italic. Quote to imbed blanks.
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.IP x yes Set prevailing indent to 5. Begin
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indented paragraph with hanging tag
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given by first argument. Tag x is
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always placed on a separate line.
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.LP yes Same as .PP.
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.PP yes Begin paragraph. Set prevailing
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indent to 5.
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.RE yes End of relative indent. Set prevailing
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indent to amount of starting .RS.
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.RS yes Start relative indent, move left margin
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in distance 5.
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.SH t yes Subhead. Quote to imbed blanks.
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.SS t yes Subsection. Quote to imbed blanks. No
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indent for t.
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.TH n s c v d yes Begin page named n of chapter s; c is
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the chapter name; d is the date of the
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most recent change; v is version number.
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Sets prevailing indent and tabs to 5.
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<H2>EXAMPLE</H2><PRE>
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The following illustrates some of the requests available with this macro
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package:
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.\" this is a comment
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.TH DEMO 1
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.SH NAME
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demo \- show how to use \-man package
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B demo
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.RI [ options ]
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.IR file " ..."
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This is a test for showing how to use the
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.BR nroff (1)
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man package. It shows how to use .TH, .SH, .PP, .B, .I, and .IP
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commands.
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.PP
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This will be a new paragraph. You can also use normal
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.BR nroff (1)
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commands in the text.
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.SS Nroff Commands
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.IP '\e"'
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This is the comment command. \" You won't see this.
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.IP nf
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No fill mode (the normal mode is fill mode where things
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get justified right and left).
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.IP fi
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Re-enter fill mode.
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.IP br
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Break line here no matter what.
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.IP sp
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Vertical space (also causes a break to occur).
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.sp
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Note that to continue an indent and make a new paragraph (as
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is the case here), just put in a space (.sp).
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.PP
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Now we should be at a new paragraph.
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Executing <STRONG>nroff</STRONG> <STRONG>-man</STRONG> <STRONG>demo.man</STRONG> results in the following output: (Ignoring
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page headers and footers)
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<STRONG>NAME</STRONG>
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demo \- show how to use \-man package
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<STRONG>SYNOPSIS</STRONG>
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<STRONG>demo</STRONG> [<EM>options</EM>] <EM>file</EM> ...
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<STRONG>DESCRIPTION</STRONG>
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This is a test for showing how to use the <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/nroff.1.html">nroff(1)</A></STRONG> man package.
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It shows how to use .TH, .SH, .PP, .B, .I, and .IP commands.
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This will be a new paragraph. You can also use normal <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/nroff.1.html">nroff(1)</A></STRONG>
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commands in the text.
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<STRONG>Nroff</STRONG> <STRONG>Commands</STRONG>
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'\"' This is the comment command.
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nf No fill mode (the normal mode is fill mode where things
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get justified right and left).
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fi Re-enter fill mode.
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br Break line here no matter what.
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sp Vertical space (also causes a break to occur).
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Note that to continue an indent and make a new paragraph
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(as is the case here), just put in a space (.sp).
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Now we should be at a new paragraph.
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<H2>CONVENTIONS</H2><PRE>
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A typical manual page for a command or function is laid out as follows:
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.TH TITLE [1-8]
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The name of the command or function in upper-case,
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which serves as the title of the manual page. This is
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followed by the number of the section in which it
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appears.
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.SH NAME
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name - one-line summary
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The name, or list of names, by which the command is
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called, followed by a dash and then a one-line summary
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of the action performed. All in roman font, this sec-
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tion contains no <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/troff.1.html">troff(1)</A></STRONG> commands or escapes, and no
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macro requests. It is used to generate the <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/whatis.1.html">whatis(1)</A></STRONG>
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database.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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Commands:
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The syntax of the command and its arguments as
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typed on the command line. When in boldface, a
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word must be typed exactly as printed. When in
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italics, a word can be replaced with text that you
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supply. Syntactic symbols appear in roman face:
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[ ] An argument, when surrounded by brackets is
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optional.
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| Arguments separated by a vertical bar are
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exclusive. You can supply only item from
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such a list.
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... Arguments followed by an elipsis can be
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repeated. When an elipsis follows a brack-
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eted set, the expression within the brackets
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can be repeated.
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Functions:
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If required, the data declaration, or #include
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directive, is shown first, followed by the func-
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tion declaration. Otherwise, the function declara-
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tion is shown.
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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A narrative description of the command or function in
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detail, including how it interacts with files or data,
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and how it handles the standard input, standard output
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and standard error.
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Filenames, and references to commands or functions
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described elswhere in the manual, are italicised. The
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names of options, variables and other literal terms are
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in boldface.
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.SH OPTIONS
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The list of options along with a description of how
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each affects the commands operation.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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Environment variables used.
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.SH FILES
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A list of files associated with the command or func-
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tion.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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A comma-separated list of related manual pages,
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followed by references to other published materials.
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This section contains no <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/troff.1.html">troff(1)</A></STRONG> escapes or commands,
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and no macro requests.
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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A list of diagnostic messages and an explanation of
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each.
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.SH NOTES
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Any additional notes such as installation-dependent
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functionality.
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.SH BUGS
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A description of limitations, known defects, and possi-
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ble problems associated with the command or function.
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.SH AUTHOR
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The program's author and any pertinent release info.
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.SH VERSION
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The program's current version number and release date.
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</PRE>
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<H2>BUGS</H2><PRE>
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Even though <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/cawf.1.html">cawf(1)</A></STRONG> has a better chance at formatting a random manual
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page then the standard Minix nroff, it has two annoying bugs in its macro
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set. Both .PP and .IP reset the indentation level to the level set by
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.SH. This means that you can't use them in a piece of text indented by
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.RS. For .IP this is troublesome, you can see why in the unformatted
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source of this text. .PP can simply be replaced by .sp, or better yet,
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by .SP with the following macro defined somewhere in your text:
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.de SP
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.if t .sp 0.4
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.if n .sp
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..
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This will make .SP use 4/10 of a line if formatted by troff, just like
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.PP.
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