Re: italicizing pointer stars (was: [PATCH] getline.3: wfix.)

Alejandro Colomar
2022-08-05T21:59:47Z

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Hi Branden,

On 8/5/22 23:49, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
>> And the deep rationale why I would like to avoid having the star in a
>> different font is that it could be confused with the glob-like
>> expressions that we use for example to refer to SYS_* macros.
>
> That makes sense. I think instead of adopting glob syntax, I would use
> quotation, but quotation in man(7) is so awkward that many people act
> like it's unavailable. This is just one of many reasons I think man(7)
> should have a `Q` macro to facilitate it.

What do you mean by quotation? How would you transform the following
(taken from clone(2)):

#include <sys/syscall.h> /* Definition of SYS_* constants */

>
>> Did I dodge the bullet?
>
> I think so. :)

:)

Cheers,

Alex

>
> Regards,
> Branden

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