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man-pages.7: Add a use case for real minus character 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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G. Branden Robinson 2017-10-22 06:11:28 -04:00 committed by Michael Kerrisk
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@ -868,6 +868,8 @@ Finally, note that "re-create" and "recreate" are two different verbs,
and the former is probably what you want. and the former is probably what you want.
.SS Real minus character .SS Real minus character
Where a real minus character is required (e.g., for numbers such as \-1, Where a real minus character is required (e.g., for numbers such as \-1,
for man page cross references such as
.BR utf\-8 (7),
or when writing options that have a leading dash, such as in or when writing options that have a leading dash, such as in
.IR "ls\ \-l"), .IR "ls\ \-l"),
use the following form in the man page source: use the following form in the man page source: