diff --git a/textproc/par/pkg-descr b/textproc/par/pkg-descr index 639949046225..2f977de7dba8 100644 --- a/textproc/par/pkg-descr +++ b/textproc/par/pkg-descr @@ -1,22 +1,22 @@ - Par is similar but superiour to the fmt(1) command included in the - base system. +Par is similar but superior to the fmt(1) command included in the +base system. - Par is a filter that copies its input to its output, changing all - white characters (except newlines) to spaces, and reformatting - each paragraph. Paragraphs are separated by protected, blank, and - bodiless lines (see the Terminology section for definitions), and - optionally delimited by indentation (see the d option in the Options - section). +Par is a filter that copies its input to its output, changing all +white characters (except newlines) to spaces, and reformatting +each paragraph. Paragraphs are separated by protected, blank, and +bodiless lines (see the Terminology section for definitions), and +optionally delimited by indentation (see the d option in the Options +section). - Each output paragraph is generated from the corresponding input - paragraph as follows: +Each output paragraph is generated from the corresponding input +paragraph as follows: - 1) An optional prefix and/or suffix is removed from each input line. - 2) The remainder is divided into words (separated by spaces). - 3) The words are joined into lines to make an eye-pleasing paragraph. - 4) The prefixes and suffixes are reattached. +1) An optional prefix and/or suffix is removed from each input line. +2) The remainder is divided into words (separated by spaces). +3) The words are joined into lines to make an eye-pleasing paragraph. +4) The prefixes and suffixes are reattached. - If there are suffixes, spaces are inserted before them so that they - all end in the same column. +If there are suffixes, spaces are inserted before them so that they +all end in the same column. WWW: http://www.nicemice.net/par/