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Date:      Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:06:31 +0300
From:      Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
To:        Lev Serebryakov <lev@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: mdoc(8) files (man files) editor?
Message-ID:  <20110914090630.GA2922@straylight.m.ringlet.net>
In-Reply-To: <14710700060.20110914124245@serebryakov.spb.ru>
References:  <14710700060.20110914124245@serebryakov.spb.ru>

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On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:42:45PM +0400, Lev Serebryakov wrote:
> Hello, Hackers.
>=20
>   What editor do you use for mdoc(8) / man files? Generic vi[m]/[x]emacs?

Vim works just fine for me.

>   Is here something special, maybe, kind of WYSIWYG?
>=20
>   Constructs which starts at new line, like .Xr and .Nm make editing
>  these files in generic-purpose text editor very uncomfortable, IMHO.

Vim seems to automagically switch into 'nroff mode' and editing is
actually quite nice and easy, IMHO.

G'luck,
Peter

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