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authorwl <wl>2013-02-13 18:41:45 +0000
committerwl <wl>2013-02-13 18:41:45 +0000
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* doc/groff.texinfo: Fix if-else example.
Reported by Jim Avera <james_avera@yahoo.com>.
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@@ -11160,19 +11160,18 @@ first request is the `if' part and the latter is the `else' part.
@cindex block, conditional, begin (@code{\@{})
@cindex block, condititional, end (@code{\@}})
In many cases, an if (or if-else) construct needs to execute more than
-one request. This can be done using the @code{\@{} and @code{\@}}
-escapes. The following example shows the possible ways to use these
-escapes (note the position of the opening and closing braces).
+one request. This can be done using the escapes @code{\@{} (which must
+start the first line) and @code{\@}} (which must end the last line).
@Example
.ie t \@{\
. ds lq ``
. ds rq ''
.\@}
-.el \
-.\@{\
-. ds lq "
-. ds rq "\@}
+.el \@{\
+. ds lq ""
+. ds rq ""
+.\@}
@endExample
@c @endDefesc
@end deffn