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30 .\" @(#)checknr.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
37 .Nd check nroff/troff files
41 .Op Fl a Ns Ar \&.x1.y1.x2.y2. ... \&.xn.yn
42 .Op Fl c Ns Ar \&.x1.x2.x3 ... \&.xn
50 input files for certain kinds of errors
51 involving mismatched opening and closing delimiters
53 If no files are specified,
55 checks the standard input.
57 Recognized options are:
58 .Bl -tag -width xxx -compact -offset indent
60 Add additional pairs of macros to the list of known macros.
61 This must be followed by groups of six characters, each group defining
63 The six characters are
67 and the second macro name.
68 For example, to define a pair .BS and .ES, use
71 Define commands which would otherwise be complained about
85 Delimiters checked are:
86 .Bl -enum -compact -offset indent
88 Font changes using \efx ... \efP.
90 Size changes using \esx ... \es0.
92 Macros that come in open ... close forms, for example,
93 the .TS and .TE macros which must always come in pairs.
97 is intended for use on documents that are prepared with
99 in mind, much the same as
101 It expects a certain document writing style for
108 must be terminated with
113 must be terminated with
115 While it will work to directly go into the next font or explicitly
116 specify the original font or point size,
117 and many existing documents actually do this,
118 such a practice will produce complaints from
120 Since it is probably better to use the
125 you should think of this as a contribution to your document
134 as well as the macros from
138 Complaints about unmatched delimiters.
139 Complaints about unrecognized commands.
140 Various complaints about the syntax of commands.
158 There is no way to define a 1 character macro name using
161 Does not correctly recognize certain reasonable constructs,
162 such as conditionals.
165 macros that are not at the beginning of the line are not recognized.
166 Among others, this results in too many