> > "printf '%s\n%s\n' '.kern 0' '.ss 12 0' | groff -mandoc -Z - " > > [...] > The foregoing is also revealing of a low level of sophistication with > printf(1).
True. But why harness marginal feaures for such small benefit? Unrewarding sophistication should be disparaged, not flaunted. I would say that using printf rather than echo is a sign of (arguably flaunted) sophistication. Doug