SCDOC(5) File Formats Manual SCDOC(5) (NAME) scdoc - (SYNTAX) UTF-8 . (Preamble) scdoc : NAME(section) ["left_footer" ["center_header"]] NAME section ( man(1) ). left_footer center_header . (Section headers) : # HEADER NAME - . . (Paragraphs) . (Line breaks) ++ . . (Formatting) : *bold* _underlined_. _ . (Indentation) (\t) . . . . . (Lists) (-) : - Item 1 - Item 2 - Subitem 1 - Subitem 2 - Item 3 : o Item 1 o Item 2 o Subitem 1 o Subitem 2 o Item 3 . . - Item 1 is pretty long so let's break it up onto two lines - Item 2 is shorter - But its children can go on for a while o Item 1 is pretty long so let's break it up onto two lines o Item 2 is shorter o But its children can go on for a while (Numbered lists) (-) (.) : . Item 1 . Item 2 . Item 3, with multiple lines 1. Item 1 2. Item 2 3. Item 3, with multiple lines (Tables) . | : ( ) [ - ] . . . | . [ . | . ] . . [[ *Foo* :- _Bar_ :- | *Row 1* : Hello :] world! | *Row 2* : : ! +------+-----------------+----------+ |Foo | Bar | | +------+-----------------+----------+ |Row 1 | Hello | world! | +------+-----------------+----------+ |Row 2 | | ! | +------+-----------------+----------+ < ( ) = ( ) > ( ) : [[ *Normal column* :< Expanded column | *Foo* : Bar +--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ |Normal column | Expanded column | +--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ |Foo | Bar | +--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ (Literal text) scdoc . \ . : ``` _This formatting_ will *not* be interpreted by scdoc. ``` . man - roff . \ ``` . (Comments) ; . ; This is a comment (CONVENTIONS) scdoc . (SEE ALSO) scdoc(1) (AUTHORS) Drew DeVault . ~sircmpwn/public-inbox@lists.sr.ht . 2026-07-07 SCDOC(5)