Hi Stuart, > \` can be used where a backtick (0x60) is required. \(aq can be used > where an apostrophe (0x27) is required, but it is groff-specific -- > for the linux man pages, hopefully that isn't an issue, but there are > other man pages out there. BTW, I assume that historically, there was > a difference between using ` and \`, at least with troff?
Historically, CSTR 54, page 7, shows that \` is equivalent to \(ga and gives a grave accent, as distinct from ` which just gives plain `. Cheers, Ralph.
