Consistently use \*(f, not \f, and \e, not \\.
The Empire shell also recognizes a few control characters:
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.in +\w'interrupt\0\0'u
-.L \fIname\fP
-\fImeaning\fP
+.L \*(fIname\*(fP
+\*(fImeaning\*(fP
.L interrupt
Abort command and return to Empire command level
.L quit
.LV Basic
.SY "announce"
The announce command is a variant of the telegram command.
-It sends your message to \fIall\fR of the players in the game.
+It sends your message to \*(fIall\*(fP of the players in the game.
This convenient service may cost money to provide, depending on
your deity.
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If <NUMBER> is a positive number that many draftees will be sought in
each sector regardless of any military already in the sector.
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-If <NUMBER> is a negative number of the form -\fBxxx\fP,
+If <NUMBER> is a negative number of the form -\*(fBxxx\*(fP,
then an enlistment quota is established
and the draft board will attempt to enlist enough in each sector
-to bring the total number of military up to \fBxxx\fP in each sector.
+to bring the total number of military up to \*(fBxxx\*(fP in each sector.
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Although the program tries to draft the specified number of
civilians in each sector only one-half of the civilians
distribution for complete documentation.
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Game configuration and state consists of a a number of tables or
-files. xdump shows only things that are \fIcertainly\fP visible to
+files. xdump shows only things that are \*(fIcertainly\*(fP visible to
you: sectors you own, ship types known, etc.
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The output of xdump is a table consisting of a header line, the table
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String fields are in C syntax. Funny characters including space,
newline and double-quote are shown as octal escape sequences. Example:
-"gold\\040mine". If a field starts with a double-quote, it's a string
+"gold\e040mine". If a field starts with a double-quote, it's a string
field.
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.L "FUTURE DIRECTIONS:"