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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-02 22:22:35 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-02 22:22:35 +0000
commitfb1d8b3724cde10863de04d2c0884fbc5035eeef (patch)
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parent2334c79a7573e958e33d5cc7301829244e5d216f (diff)
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Mechanically kill hard sentence breaks.
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diff --git a/usr.bin/vis/vis.1 b/usr.bin/vis/vis.1
index a120780..704a8c7 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vis/vis.1
+++ b/usr.bin/vis/vis.1
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@
The
.Nm
utility is a filter for converting non-printable characters
-into a visual representation. It differs from
+into a visual representation.
+It differs from
.Ql cat -v
in that
-the form is unique and invertible. By default, all non-graphic
+the form is unique and invertible.
+By default, all non-graphic
characters except space, tab, and newline are encoded.
A detailed description of the
various visual formats is given in
@@ -60,9 +62,11 @@ The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl b
Turns off prepending of backslash before up-arrow control sequences
-and meta characters, and disables the doubling of backslashes. This
+and meta characters, and disables the doubling of backslashes.
+This
produces output which is neither invertible or precise, but does
-represent a minimum of change to the input. It is similar to
+represent a minimum of change to the input.
+It is similar to
.Dq Li cat -v .
.It Fl c
Request a format which displays a small subset of the
@@ -94,14 +98,16 @@ still doubled and hidden newline sequences inserted if
.Fl f
or
.Fl F
-is selected. When combined with the
+is selected.
+When combined with the
.Fl f
flag,
.Nm
becomes like
an invertible version of the
.Xr fold 1
-utility. That is, the output
+utility.
+That is, the output
can be unfolded by running the output through
.Xr unvis 1 .
.It Fl o
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