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[Groff] Explanation for .BP ?


From: lauther
Subject: [Groff] Explanation for .BP ?
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 01:23:39 -0800 (PST)

To generate a page break within a table, one is supposed to use

.de BP
.  ie ā€™\\n(.zā€™ā€™ .bp \\$1
.  el \!.BP \\$1
..

Could some kind soul explain the working of this macro? The else branch
looks like
a recursive call.
And why does plain .bp not work?

Thanks for enlightenment,

ulrich
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