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diff --git a/doc/append.n b/doc/append.n index 1ff43ee..dc9adbe 100644 --- a/doc/append.n +++ b/doc/append.n @@ -18,15 +18,18 @@ append \- Append to variable .SH DESCRIPTION .PP Append all of the \fIvalue\fR arguments to the current value -of variable \fIvarName\fR. If \fIvarName\fR doesn't exist, +of variable \fIvarName\fR. If \fIvarName\fR does not exist, it is given a value equal to the concatenation of all the \fIvalue\fR arguments. The result of this command is the new value stored in variable \fIvarName\fR. This command provides an efficient way to build up long variables incrementally. -For example, ``\fBappend a $b\fR'' is much more efficient than -``\fBset a $a$b\fR'' if \fB$a\fR is long. +For example, +.QW "\fBappend a $b\fR" +is much more efficient than +.QW "\fBset a $a$b\fR" +if \fB$a\fR is long. .SH EXAMPLE Building a string of comma-separated numbers piecemeal using a loop. .CS |