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@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ The placeholders are:
- '%n': newline
- '%x00': print a byte from a hex code
+If you add a `{plus}` (plus sign) after '%' of a placeholder, a line-feed
+is inserted immediately before the expansion if and only if the
+placeholder expands to a non-empty string.
+
+If you add a `-` (minus sign) after '%' of a placeholder, line-feeds that
+immediately precede the expansion are deleted if and only if the
+placeholder expands to an empty string.
+
* 'tformat:'
+
The 'tformat:' format works exactly like 'format:', except that it