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.BR wait (2)
and
.BR pipe (2).
+.SS Indentation of structure definitions, shell session logs, etc.
+When structure definitions, shell session logs, etc. are included
+in running text, indent them by 4 spaces (i.e., a block enclosed by
+.I ".in\ +4n"
+and
+.IR ".in" ).
.SH EXAMPLE
For canonical examples of how man pages in the
.I man-pages