On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 01:55:17 +0000, Jan Schaumann wrote: > Module Name: src > Committed By: jschauma > Date: Wed Feb 15 01:55:17 UTC 2023 > > Modified Files: > src/sbin/shutdown: shutdown.8 > > Log Message: > adjust width of flag arg to align more nicely
Please, can people at least *skim* through mdoc.samples(7) *once*... It's best to use default width. Yes, some option .It may require a line break, but it gives consistent formatting across man pages. .Bl -tag -width Fl If for some reason you absolutely must tailor the formatting for the contents of the list, don't do this cargo cult padding of "-width" that doesn't even work to begin with, b/c PostScript and other backends do exist. What you meant to say was really: .Bl -tag -width ".Fl b Ar bootstr" .It Fl b Ar bootstr That will properly use the width of the specified item *as formatted by the current backend*. -uwe
