Wouldn't it be cool if we could just
.nr _C \n(.C
.
.\" Rename the `cp` request to something inane
.rn cp ^GC \" Here, ^G means U+0007
.
.de cp
. ie'+1'\\$1' .nr _C \\n(_C+1 \" +1: Begin new level
. el \{ .ie '-1'\\$1' .nr _C \\n(_C-1 \" -1: End current level
. el
How well do you know groff's .do request? Put it to the test!
I found the existing man page documentation much too light and a certain
paragraph in the Texinfo manual confounding.
But I know there are people reading this list who are highly
experienced, or simply more clever than I am.
Pretend