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Article #6657Explain Use of <Ctrl-G>s in Macros
From: Charly Rhoades
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1990 22:04
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1990 22:04
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I'm hacking troff code, and I come across a number of constructions
that use <Ctrl-G> characters, such as the examples below:
.if\w^G\\n(}Z^G .nr A 3 '
and
.if^G\*(]S^G^G .ds ]S \s14\f3\*(}Z\fP\s0
and
.if^G\\$1^G2^G .if !^G\\$5^G^G .ds }i\^
I suppose I'm missing something fundamental here, and I can't find any
help from the manuals (hah!).
Please enlighten me, or tell me from what source I might find
enlightenment.
Charly Rhoades Altos Computer Systems - San Jose, CA
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!altos!altos86!charly From: charly@altos86.Altos.COM (Charly Rhoades) Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Explain Use of <Ctrl-G>s in Macros Keywords: troff macros Message-ID: <140@altos86.Altos.COM> Date: 4 Jan 90 22:04:34 GMT Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 24