Re: troff magic

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From: Bill Turner
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 1988 17:12

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> I understand everything except the "|0".  I assume it is the
> N argument for the line drawing function, \l'Nc'.

Yes, it is the N part of Nc.  The prefix '|' means relative to
the current position, horizontally or vertically.  (This I pulled
from the HP Nroff/Troff manual, page 12)

--Bill Turner

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Subject: Re: troff magic
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