Re: how to get a dot in col 1 with n/troff

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From: Ken Keirnan
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 1988 15:39

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In article <2137@boulder.Colorado.EDU> cdash@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Charles Shub) writes:
>putting a dot (.) in column 1 of the output ought to be easy. can someone
>give me a clue on a quick and dirty way to do it. please respond by mail
>and i'll post the top 2 or 3 answers.
>
>thanks...


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From: kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan)
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Subject: Re: how to get a dot in col 1 with n/troff
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Date: 16 Jul 88 15:39:05 GMT
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