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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 32153] man pages are not displayed correctly
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-10-01 7:49:40
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------- Additional Comments From coolo@kde.org  2002-10-01 09:49 -------
Subject: Re:  man pages are not displayed correctly

Am Tuesday 01 October 2002 08:32 schrieben Sie:
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> ------- Additional Comments From satherrl@dssrg.curtin.edu.au  2002-10-01
> 08:32 ------- From groff_mdoc(7) 'man mdoc'
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> The `.Nm' macro is used for the document title or subject name.  It has
> the peculiarity of remembering the first argument it was called with,
> which should always be the subject name of the page.  When called without
> arguments, `.Nm' regurgitates this initial name for the sole purpose of
> making less work for the author.

Yes. The question was more what counts as argument. Because '.Nm .' was
counting as '.Nm newfs.' - strange system :)

Greetings, Stephan
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