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Zagorax
Zagorax

Reputation: 11890

How do I add a blank line in an unix man page using groff?

I tried the following and it doesn't work:

.SH ADD A NEW TEST
Everytime you invoke a command within the shell,
this is what actually happens: the shell search for a folder
named as your command inside the directory
.B path/to/framework/Tests
or any subfolder,
if it finds such a folder, it will search for a file called
main.pl and will launch it.
.br
.br
Adding a new test is easy as create a new folder, put a main.pl
file inside it and invoke the folder name. Of course, for a better
integration with the whole system you should follow
some guide lines. Invoke the command
.B skeleton
to find out where the skeleton file is installed in your
system. Have a look to that file. It's well commented and
cover all possibile case and scenarios. Use it as a model to write
your own test.

The second .br is simply ignored.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3610

Answers (2)

Duncan Roe
Duncan Roe

Reputation: 61

This adds a blank line

.pp
\&
.pp

The \& is a zero-width space, so nothing is printed. But the paragraph is not empty, so you get the blank line.

Upvotes: 1

Zagorax
Zagorax

Reputation: 11890

I was able to accomplish it by using .PP when a paragraph begins.

.SH ADD A NEW TEST
.PP
Everytime you invoke a command within the shell,
this is what actually happens: the shell search for a folder
named as your command inside the directory
.B path/to/framework/Tests
or any subfolder,
if it finds such a folder, it will search for a file called
main.pl and will launch it.
.PP
Adding a new test is easy as create a new folder, put a main.pl
file inside it and invoke the folder name. Of course, for a better
integration with the whole system you should follow
some guide lines. Invoke the command
.B skeleton
to find out where the skeleton file is installed in your
system. Have a look to that file. It's well commented and
cover all possibile case and scenarios. Use it as a model to write
your own test.

Upvotes: 3

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