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 :xmp.
 
The :xmp tag starts an example. An example is one or more lines of text
displayed exactly as given. The tag turns off formatting, so lines do not
wrap. In the help source file, the example must start with the :xmp tag and
end with the :exmp tag.
 
This tag does not use parameters.
 
Comments
 
An example is displayed using a monospace font. Different letters in a
monospace font have the same width, so aligning letters in the source file
guarantees that the letters will align when displayed.
 
Any tab character in a figure is interpreted as a single character and does
not align text on the next tab stop.
 
Example
 
This example uses the :xmp tag to create a program example:
 
    :xmp.
    main()
    {
        printf("Hello");
    }
    :exmp.
 
When displayed, the example looks like this:
 
    main()
    {
        printf("Hello");
    }
 
See Also
 
 :exmp
 
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