attempt to explain the .LP vs .PP distinction. Notes: Fri Dec 9 10:42:46 EST 2005 rsc I thought some more about this and it's probably just not worth fussing over. Reference: /n/sources/patch/sorry/man-6-lp-vs-pp Date: Thu Dec 8 08:30:29 CET 2005 Reviewed-by: rsc --- /sys/man/6/man Thu Dec 8 08:30:13 2005 +++ /sys/man/6/man Thu Dec 8 08:30:10 2005 @@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ .I t is literal. .ti0 -\&\fL.LP\fR yes Same as \fL.PP\fP. +\&\fL.LP\fR yes Begin left-adjusted paragraph. +Set prevailing indent to default. .ti0 \&\fL.LR\fR \fIt\fR no Join 2 words of @@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ \&\fL.PD\fR \fId\fR no \fId\fR=\fL.4v\fP Interparagraph distance is .IR d . .ti0 -\&\fL.PP\fR yes Begin paragraph. +\&\fL.PP\fR yes Begin (potentially, but not currently, indented) paragraph. Set prevailing indent to default. .ti0 \&\fL.RE\fR yes End of relative indent.