From 28f6564486b816a1d31c10fcd1899bf97c366725 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:01:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Note that code segments, structure definitions, shell session logs, should be indented by 4 spaces. --- man7/man-pages.7 | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7 index fc216bf81..5bb2511f5 100644 --- a/man7/man-pages.7 +++ b/man7/man-pages.7 @@ -473,6 +473,12 @@ For some examples of what example programs should look like, see .BR wait (2) and .BR pipe (2). +.SS Indentation of structure definitions, shell session logs, etc. +When structure definitions, shell session logs, etc. are included +in running text, indent them by 4 spaces (i.e., a block enclosed by +.I ".in\ +4n" +and +.IR ".in" ). .SH EXAMPLE For canonical examples of how man pages in the .I man-pages