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Diffstat (limited to 'man/1/m4')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/1/m4 | 21 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ m4 \- macro processor [ .BI -D name = value ] [ +.BI -Q name = value +] [ .BI -U name ] [ .I file @@ -235,17 +237,24 @@ Undiverting discards the diverted text. .PD .PP .I M4 -interprets the -.B -D -and -.B -U -command line options after installing the predefined macro set. +interprets its command line options after installing the predefined macro set. The .B -D option defines .I name as a macro with the given -.IR value . +.IR value ; +.B -Q +defines +.I name +as a macro with the given +.IR value +that is regarded as always quoted (ie, is never rescanned). +Neither +.B -D +nor +.B -Q +may change a predefined macro. The .B -U option |
