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Re: [Groff] Copy register value to another register?


From: Larry Jones
Subject: Re: [Groff] Copy register value to another register?
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 20:24:40 -0400

Clarke Echols writes:
> 
> But I prefer to use a macro like this:
> 
>           .de macro
>           .nr returnlocation \n[nl]u  \"Preserve location to return to.

That substitues the value when the macro is defined, which isn't what
you want; you need to double the backslash to defer the substitution
until the macro is invoked:

        .de macro
        .nr returnlocation \\n[nl]u  \"Preserve location to return to.
-- 
Larry Jones

I must have been delirious from having so much fun. -- Calvin



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