This is related to the thread `Aq macro' on tech@ from before the release lock (Feb 15):
https://marc.info/?t=142399129000001&r=1&w=2 In the UTF-8 locale `.Aq', `\(la' and `\(ra' are rendered as mathematical angle brackets, not as less-than and greater-than signs. This is kind of confusing in the vi(1) manual, hence I suggest to alter the wording explaining the `<key name>' notation in the manual slightly so as to apply to all locales. Also, using `\(la' and `\(ra' leads to an incorrect display of the regex word boundaries `\<' and `\>' in the UTF-8 locale, which surely should be rendered as escaped less-than and greater-than signs. Index: usr.bin/vi/docs/USD.doc/vi.man/vi.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/vi/docs/USD.doc/vi.man/vi.1,v retrieving revision 1.58 diff -u -p -r1.58 vi.1 --- usr.bin/vi/docs/USD.doc/vi.man/vi.1 13 Mar 2015 19:58:41 -0000 1.58 +++ usr.bin/vi/docs/USD.doc/vi.man/vi.1 17 Mar 2015 07:25:00 -0000 @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ and that is the .Aq escape key. .Pp -Key names are written using less-than and greater-than signs, e.g.\& +Key names are written using angle brackets, e.g.\& .Aq escape means the .Dq escape @@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ version of regular expressions: .It An empty regular expression is equivalent to the last regular expression used. .It -.Sq \e\(la +.Sq \e< matches the beginning of the word. .It -.Sq \e\(ra +.Sq \e> matches the end of the word. .It .Sq \(a~
