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| author | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2021-12-27 14:44:30 +1100 |
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| committer | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2021-12-27 16:25:15 +1100 |
| commit | 214bba0d4a86d545963c5e123b97163bcbd90a4e (patch) | |
| tree | 5f7eae417151ac07ebfb950181df3f027702deab /tmac/groff_me.7.man | |
| parent | 5a6b5a11256324a9ebc1f282cbf2b8f64ecdcd91 (diff) | |
| download | groff-git-214bba0d4a86d545963c5e123b97163bcbd90a4e.tar.gz | |
groff_me(7): Add "Name space" subsection.
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diff --git a/tmac/groff_me.7.man b/tmac/groff_me.7.man index 86f38802c..c39c7003f 100644 --- a/tmac/groff_me.7.man +++ b/tmac/groff_me.7.man @@ -208,6 +208,36 @@ is acceptable as input. . . .\" ==================================================================== +.SS "Name space" +.\" ==================================================================== +. +Objects in +.I me +follow a rigid naming convention. +. +To avoid conflict, +any user-defined register, +string, +or macro +names should be single numerals or uppercase letters, +or any longer sequence of letters and numerals +with at least one uppercase letter. +. +(For portability betwen BSD and +.I groff +.IR me , +limit names to +two characters, +and avoid the name +.B [ +(left square bracket).) +. +The names employed +by any preprocessors in use +should also not be repurposed. +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== .SS Macros .\" ==================================================================== . |