Name

.PD

Synopsis

.PD [distance]

Set the interparagraph spacing to distance. With no argument, reset it to the default. Most useful to get multiple tags for a paragraph.

Example

Show that two options do the same thing:

    .PP
    .I Whizprog
    accepts the following options.
    .TP \w'\fB\-\^\-help\fP'u+3n
    .PD 0
    .B \-h
    .TP
    .PD
    .B \-\^\-help
    Print a helpful message and exit.

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