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.PD

.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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