From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
To: Helge Kreutzmann <debian@helgefjell.de>
Cc: mario.blaettermann@gmail.com, linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Issue in man page isalpha.3
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:24:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aUwFOh1nSLS7fwmE@devuan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aUv63EGuHX_jICjK@meinfjell.helgefjelltest.de>
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Hi Helge,
On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 02:38:20PM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Without further ado, the following was found:
>
> Issue: I<(isalpha(c)\\ || \\ isdigit(c))> → B<(isalpha(>I<c>B<) || isdigit(>I<c>B<))>
The current formatting is correct. This is documented in man-pages(7):
Expressions, if not written on a separate indented line, should be
specified in italics. Again, the use of nonbreaking spaces may be
appropriate if the expression is inlined with normal text.
Cheers,
Alex
>
> "checks for an alphanumeric character; it is equivalent to I<(isalpha(c)\\ ||"
> "\\ isdigit(c))>."
>
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-12-24 14:38 Issue in man page isalpha.3 Helge Kreutzmann
2025-12-24 15:24 ` Alejandro Colomar [this message]
2025-12-25 5:58 ` Helge Kreutzmann
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2025-12-24 14:38 Helge Kreutzmann
2025-12-24 15:30 ` Alejandro Colomar
2025-08-24 14:48 Helge Kreutzmann
2025-08-24 14:48 Helge Kreutzmann
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