clone.2, ioctl_tty.2, syslog.2, setlocale.3, stdio.3, console_codes.4, inode.7, namespaces.7, netlink.7, signal-safety.7, socket.7: Better table formatting

In particular, allow for rendering in widths different from
(especially less than) 80 columns.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>

11 files changed, 530 insertions, 188 deletions

diff --git a/man2/clone.2 b/man2/clone.2
index 0d6565b5d2..84a367d49f 100644
--- a/man2/clone.2
+++ b/man2/clone.2
@@ -250,14 +250,16 @@ and the fields in the
 .I clone_args
 argument supplied to
 .BR clone3 ():
-.RS
+.RS 4
 .TS
 lb lb lb
 l l l
 li li l.
 clone()	clone3()	Notes
 	\fIcl_args\fP field
-flags & \(ti0xff	flags	For most flags; details below
+flags & \(ti0xff	flags	T{
+For most flags; details below
+T}
 parent_tid	pidfd	See CLONE_PIDFD
 child_tid	child_tid	See CLONE_CHILD_SETTID
 parent_tid	parent_tid	See CLONE_PARENT_SETTID
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ should be set is defined by
 which cannot be larger than the number of currently nested PID namespaces.
 .PP
 To create a process with the following PIDs in a PID namespace hierarchy:
-.RS
+.RS 4
 .TS
 lb lb lb
 l l l.
diff --git a/man2/ioctl_tty.2 b/man2/ioctl_tty.2
index 1e53372024..e6c596f9b6 100644
--- a/man2/ioctl_tty.2
+++ b/man2/ioctl_tty.2
@@ -337,15 +337,29 @@ If the first byte is not
 (0), it is an OR of one
 or more of the following bits:
 .IP
+.ad l
 .TS
 lb l.
-TIOCPKT_FLUSHREAD	The read queue for the terminal is flushed.
-TIOCPKT_FLUSHWRITE	The write queue for the terminal is flushed.
-TIOCPKT_STOP	Output to the terminal is stopped.
-TIOCPKT_START	Output to the terminal is restarted.
-TIOCPKT_DOSTOP	The start and stop characters are \fB\(haS\fP/\fB\(haQ\fP.
-TIOCPKT_NOSTOP	The start and stop characters are not \fB\(haS\fP/\fB\(haQ\fP.
+TIOCPKT_FLUSHREAD	T{
+The read queue for the terminal is flushed.
+T}
+TIOCPKT_FLUSHWRITE	T{
+The write queue for the terminal is flushed.
+T}
+TIOCPKT_STOP	T{
+Output to the terminal is stopped.
+T}
+TIOCPKT_START	T{
+Output to the terminal is restarted.
+T}
+TIOCPKT_DOSTOP	T{
+The start and stop characters are \fB\(haS\fP/\fB\(haQ\fP.
+T}
+TIOCPKT_NOSTOP	T{
+The start and stop characters are not \fB\(haS\fP/\fB\(haQ\fP.
+T}
 .TE
+.ad
 .IP
 While packet mode is in use, the presence
 of control status information to be read
diff --git a/man2/syslog.2 b/man2/syslog.2
index 133ba21211..469a00824c 100644
--- a/man2/syslog.2
+++ b/man2/syslog.2
@@ -300,11 +300,15 @@ lB lB lB
 lB c l.
 Kernel constant	Level value	Meaning
 KERN_EMERG	0	System is unusable
-KERN_ALERT	1	Action must be taken immediately
+KERN_ALERT	1	T{
+Action must be taken immediately
+T}
 KERN_CRIT	2	Critical conditions
 KERN_ERR	3	Error conditions
 KERN_WARNING	4	Warning conditions
-KERN_NOTICE	5	Normal but significant condition
+KERN_NOTICE	5	T{
+Normal but significant condition
+T}
 KERN_INFO	6	Informational
 KERN_DEBUG	7	Debug-level messages
 .TE
diff --git a/man3/setlocale.3 b/man3/setlocale.3
index 7005f4fe73..29ef376452 100644
--- a/man3/setlocale.3
+++ b/man3/setlocale.3
@@ -50,32 +50,50 @@ the program's current locale is modified according to the arguments.
 The argument
 .I category
 determines which parts of the program's current locale should be modified.
+.ad l
+.nh
 .TS
 lB lB
-lB l.
+lB lx.
 Category	Governs
 LC_ALL	All of the locale
 LC_ADDRESS	T{
 Formatting of addresses and
-.br
 geography-related items (*)
 T}
 LC_COLLATE	String collation
 LC_CTYPE	Character classification
-LC_IDENTIFICATION	Metadata describing the locale (*)
+LC_IDENTIFICATION	T{
+Metadata describing the locale (*)
+T}
 LC_MEASUREMENT	T{
 Settings related to measurements
-.br
 (metric versus US customary) (*)
 T}
-LC_MESSAGES	Localizable natural-language messages
-LC_MONETARY	Formatting of monetary values
-LC_NAME	Formatting of salutations for persons (*)
-LC_NUMERIC	Formatting of nonmonetary numeric values
-LC_PAPER	Settings related to the standard paper size (*)
-LC_TELEPHONE	Formats to be used with telephone services (*)
-LC_TIME	Formatting of date and time values
+LC_MESSAGES	T{
+Localizable natural-language messages
+T}
+LC_MONETARY	T{
+Formatting of monetary values
+T}
+LC_NAME	T{
+Formatting of salutations for persons (*)
+T}
+LC_NUMERIC	T{
+Formatting of nonmonetary numeric values
+T}
+LC_PAPER	T{
+Settings related to the standard paper size (*)
+T}
+LC_TELEPHONE	T{
+Formats to be used with telephone services (*)
+T}
+LC_TIME	T{
+Formatting of date and time values
+T}
 .TE
+.hy
+.ad
 .PP
 The categories marked with an asterisk in the above table
 are GNU extensions.
diff --git a/man3/stdio.3 b/man3/stdio.3
index 7fd0aa8bcc..2086887331 100644
--- a/man3/stdio.3
+++ b/man3/stdio.3
@@ -180,68 +180,182 @@ and
 .B putchar
 exist and will be used if the macros definitions are explicitly removed.
 .SS List of functions
+.nh
+.ad l
 .TS
 ;
-lb lb
+lb lbx
 l l.
 Function	Description
 _
-\fBclearerr\fP(3)	check and reset stream status
-\fBfclose\fP(3)	close a stream
-\fBfdopen\fP(3)	stream open functions
-\fBfeof\fP(3)	check and reset stream status
-\fBferror\fP(3)	check and reset stream status
-\fBfflush\fP(3)	flush a stream
-\fBfgetc\fP(3)	get next character or word from input stream
-\fBfgetpos\fP(3)	reposition a stream
-\fBfgets\fP(3)	get a line from a stream
-\fBfileno\fP(3)	return the integer descriptor of the argument stream
-\fBfopen\fP(3)	stream open functions
-\fBfprintf\fP(3)	formatted output conversion
-\fBfpurge\fP(3)	flush a stream
-\fBfputc\fP(3)	output a character or word to a stream
-\fBfputs\fP(3)	output a line to a stream
-\fBfread\fP(3)	binary stream input/output
-\fBfreopen\fP(3)	stream open functions
-\fBfscanf\fP(3)	input format conversion
-\fBfseek\fP(3)	reposition a stream
-\fBfsetpos\fP(3)	reposition a stream
-\fBftell\fP(3)	reposition a stream
-\fBfwrite\fP(3)	binary stream input/output
-\fBgetc\fP(3)	get next character or word from input stream
-\fBgetchar\fP(3)	get next character or word from input stream
-\fBgets\fP(3)	get a line from a stream
-\fBgetw\fP(3)	get next character or word from input stream
-\fBmktemp\fP(3)	make temporary filename (unique)
-\fBperror\fP(3)	system error messages
-\fBprintf\fP(3)	formatted output conversion
-\fBputc\fP(3)	output a character or word to a stream
-\fBputchar\fP(3)	output a character or word to a stream
-\fBputs\fP(3)	output a line to a stream
-\fBputw\fP(3)	output a character or word to a stream
-\fBremove\fP(3)	remove directory entry
-\fBrewind\fP(3)	reposition a stream
-\fBscanf\fP(3)	input format conversion
-\fBsetbuf\fP(3)	stream buffering operations
-\fBsetbuffer\fP(3)	stream buffering operations
-\fBsetlinebuf\fP(3)	stream buffering operations
-\fBsetvbuf\fP(3)	stream buffering operations
-\fBsprintf\fP(3)	formatted output conversion
-\fBsscanf\fP(3)	input format conversion
-\fBstrerror\fP(3)	system error messages
-\fBsys_errlist\fP(3)	system error messages
-\fBsys_nerr\fP(3)	system error messages
-\fBtempnam\fP(3)	temporary file routines
-\fBtmpfile\fP(3)	temporary file routines
-\fBtmpnam\fP(3)	temporary file routines
-\fBungetc\fP(3)	un-get character from input stream
-\fBvfprintf\fP(3)	formatted output conversion
-\fBvfscanf\fP(3)	input format conversion
-\fBvprintf\fP(3)	formatted output conversion
-\fBvscanf\fP(3)	input format conversion
-\fBvsprintf\fP(3)	formatted output conversion
-\fBvsscanf\fP(3)	input format conversion
+\fBclearerr\fP(3)	T{
+check and reset stream status
+T}
+\fBfclose\fP(3)	T{
+close a stream
+T}
+\fBfdopen\fP(3)	T{
+stream open functions
+T}
+\fBfeof\fP(3)	T{
+check and reset stream status
+T}
+\fBferror\fP(3)	T{
+check and reset stream status
+T}
+\fBfflush\fP(3)	T{
+flush a stream
+T}
+\fBfgetc\fP(3)	T{
+get next character or word from input stream
+T}
+\fBfgetpos\fP(3)	T{
+reposition a stream
+T}
+\fBfgets\fP(3)	T{
+get a line from a stream
+T}
+\fBfileno\fP(3)	T{
+return the integer descriptor of the argument stream
+T}
+\fBfopen\fP(3)	T{
+stream open functions
+T}
+\fBfprintf\fP(3)	T{
+formatted output conversion
+T}
+\fBfpurge\fP(3)	T{
+flush a stream
+T}
+\fBfputc\fP(3)	T{
+output a character or word to a stream
+T}
+\fBfputs\fP(3)	T{
+output a line to a stream
+T}
+\fBfread\fP(3)	T{
+binary stream input/output
+T}
+\fBfreopen\fP(3)	T{
+stream open functions
+T}
+\fBfscanf\fP(3)	T{
+input format conversion
+T}
+\fBfseek\fP(3)	T{
+reposition a stream
+T}
+\fBfsetpos\fP(3)	T{
+reposition a stream
+T}
+\fBftell\fP(3)	T{
+reposition a stream
+T}
+\fBfwrite\fP(3)	T{
+binary stream input/output
+T}
+\fBgetc\fP(3)	T{
+get next character or word from input stream
+T}
+\fBgetchar\fP(3)	T{
+get next character or word from input stream
+T}
+\fBgets\fP(3)	T{
+get a line from a stream
+T}
+\fBgetw\fP(3)	T{
+get next character or word from input stream
+T}
+\fBmktemp\fP(3)	T{
+make temporary filename (unique)
+T}
+\fBperror\fP(3)	T{
+system error messages
+T}
+\fBprintf\fP(3)	T{
+formatted output conversion
+T}
+\fBputc\fP(3)	T{
+output a character or word to a stream
+T}
+\fBputchar\fP(3)	T{
+output a character or word to a stream
+T}
+\fBputs\fP(3)	T{
+output a line to a stream
+T}
+\fBputw\fP(3)	T{
+output a character or word to a stream
+T}
+\fBremove\fP(3)	T{
+remove directory entry
+T}
+\fBrewind\fP(3)	T{
+reposition a stream
+T}
+\fBscanf\fP(3)	T{
+input format conversion
+T}
+\fBsetbuf\fP(3)	T{
+stream buffering operations
+T}
+\fBsetbuffer\fP(3)	T{
+stream buffering operations
+T}
+\fBsetlinebuf\fP(3)	T{
+stream buffering operations
+T}
+\fBsetvbuf\fP(3)	T{
+stream buffering operations
+T}
+\fBsprintf\fP(3)	T{
+formatted output conversion
+T}
+\fBsscanf\fP(3)	T{
+input format conversion
+T}
+\fBstrerror\fP(3)	T{
+system error messages
+T}
+\fBsys_errlist\fP(3)	T{
+system error messages
+T}
+\fBsys_nerr\fP(3)	T{
+system error messages
+T}
+\fBtempnam\fP(3)	T{
+temporary file routines
+T}
+\fBtmpfile\fP(3)	T{
+temporary file routines
+T}
+\fBtmpnam\fP(3)	T{
+temporary file routines
+T}
+\fBungetc\fP(3)	T{
+un-get character from input stream
+T}
+\fBvfprintf\fP(3)	T{
+formatted output conversion
+T}
+\fBvfscanf\fP(3)	T{
+input format conversion
+T}
+\fBvprintf\fP(3)	T{
+formatted output conversion
+T}
+\fBvscanf\fP(3)	T{
+input format conversion
+T}
+\fBvsprintf\fP(3)	T{
+formatted output conversion
+T}
+\fBvsscanf\fP(3)	T{
+input format conversion
+T}
 .TE
+.ad
+.hy
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 The
 .I stdio
diff --git a/man4/console_codes.4 b/man4/console_codes.4
index 9141653f82..a768912567 100644
--- a/man4/console_codes.4
+++ b/man4/console_codes.4
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ DEL (0x7F) is ignored;
 CSI (0x9B) is equivalent to ESC [.
 .PP
 .B "ESC- but not CSI-sequences"
+.ad l
 .TS
-l l l.
+l l lx.
 ESC c	RIS	Reset.
 ESC D	IND	Linefeed.
 ESC E	NEL	Newline.
@@ -135,21 +136,36 @@ ESC 7	DECSC	T{
 Save current state (cursor coordinates,
 attributes, character sets pointed at by G0, G1).
 T}
-ESC 8	DECRC	Restore state most recently saved by ESC 7.
+ESC 8	DECRC	T{
+Restore state most recently saved by ESC 7.
+T}
 ESC [	CSI	Control sequence introducer
 ESC %		Start sequence selecting character set
 ESC % @		\0\0\0Select default (ISO 646 / ISO 8859-1)
 ESC % G		\0\0\0Select UTF-8
 ESC % 8		\0\0\0Select UTF-8 (obsolete)
-ESC # 8	DECALN	DEC screen alignment test \- fill screen with E's.
-ESC (		Start sequence defining G0 character set
-ESC ( B		\0\0\0Select default (ISO 8859-1 mapping)
-ESC ( 0		\0\0\0Select VT100 graphics mapping
-ESC ( U		\0\0\0Select null mapping \- straight to character ROM
-ESC ( K		\0\0\0Select user mapping \- the map that is loaded by
-		\0\0\0the utility \fBmapscrn\fP(8).
-ESC )		Start sequence defining G1
-		(followed by one of B, 0, U, K, as above).
+ESC # 8	DECALN	T{
+DEC screen alignment test \- fill screen with E's
+T}
+ESC (		T{
+Start sequence defining G0 character set
+(followed by one of B, 0, U, K, as below)
+T}
+ESC ( B		T{
+Select default (ISO 8859-1 mapping)
+T}
+ESC ( 0		T{
+Select VT100 graphics mapping
+T}
+ESC ( U		T{
+Select null mapping \- straight to character ROM
+T}
+ESC ( K		T{
+Select user mapping \- the map that is loaded by the utility \fBmapscrn\fP(8)
+T}
+ESC )		T{
+Start sequence defining G1 (followed by one of B, 0, U, K, as above).
+T}
 ESC >	DECPNM	Set numeric keypad mode
 ESC =	DECPAM	Set application keypad mode
 ESC ]	OSC	T{
@@ -161,6 +177,7 @@ the red/green/blue values (0\(en255).
 ESC ] R: reset palette
 T}
 .TE
+.ad
 .PP
 .B "ECMA-48 CSI sequences"
 .PP
@@ -175,37 +192,92 @@ and this entire sequence is ignored.
 (The idea is to ignore an echoed function key.)
 .PP
 The action of a CSI sequence is determined by its final character.
+.ad l
 .TS
-l l l.
-@	ICH	Insert the indicated # of blank characters.
-A	CUU	Move cursor up the indicated # of rows.
-B	CUD	Move cursor down the indicated # of rows.
-C	CUF	Move cursor right the indicated # of columns.
-D	CUB	Move cursor left the indicated # of columns.
-E	CNL	Move cursor down the indicated # of rows, to column 1.
-F	CPL	Move cursor up the indicated # of rows, to column 1.
-G	CHA	Move cursor to indicated column in current row.
-H	CUP	Move cursor to the indicated row, column (origin at 1,1).
-J	ED	Erase display (default: from cursor to end of display).
-		ESC [ 1 J: erase from start to cursor.
-		ESC [ 2 J: erase whole display.
-		ESC [ 3 J: erase whole display including scroll-back
-		           buffer (since Linux 3.0).
+l l lx.
+@	ICH	T{
+Insert the indicated # of blank characters.
+T}
+A	CUU	T{
+Move cursor up the indicated # of rows.
+T}
+B	CUD	T{
+Move cursor down the indicated # of rows.
+T}
+C	CUF	T{
+Move cursor right the indicated # of columns.
+T}
+D	CUB	T{
+Move cursor left the indicated # of columns.
+T}
+E	CNL	T{
+Move cursor down the indicated # of rows, to column 1.
+T}
+F	CPL	T{
+Move cursor up the indicated # of rows, to column 1.
+T}
+G	CHA	T{
+Move cursor to indicated column in current row.
+T}
+H	CUP	T{
+Move cursor to the indicated row, column (origin at 1,1).
+T}
+J	ED	T{
+Erase display (default: from cursor to end of display).
+T}
+		T{
+ESC [ 1 J: erase from start to cursor.
+T}
+		T{
+ESC [ 2 J: erase whole display.
+T}
+		T{
+ESC [ 3 J: erase whole display including scroll-back
+buffer (since Linux 3.0).
+T}
 .\" ESC [ 3 J: commit f8df13e0a901fe55631fed66562369b4dba40f8b
-K	EL	Erase line (default: from cursor to end of line).
-		ESC [ 1 K: erase from start of line to cursor.
-		ESC [ 2 K: erase whole line.
-L	IL	Insert the indicated # of blank lines.
-M	DL	Delete the indicated # of lines.
-P	DCH	Delete the indicated # of characters on current line.
-X	ECH	Erase the indicated # of characters on current line.
-a	HPR	Move cursor right the indicated # of columns.
-c	DA	Answer ESC [ ? 6 c: "I am a VT102".
-d	VPA	Move cursor to the indicated row, current column.
-e	VPR	Move cursor down the indicated # of rows.
-f	HVP	Move cursor to the indicated row, column.
-g	TBC	Without parameter: clear tab stop at current position.
-		ESC [ 3 g: delete all tab stops.
+K	EL	T{
+Erase line (default: from cursor to end of line).
+T}
+		T{
+ESC [ 1 K: erase from start of line to cursor.
+T}
+		T{
+ESC [ 2 K: erase whole line.
+T}
+L	IL	T{
+Insert the indicated # of blank lines.
+T}
+M	DL	T{
+Delete the indicated # of lines.
+T}
+P	DCH	T{
+Delete the indicated # of characters on current line.
+T}
+X	ECH	T{
+Erase the indicated # of characters on current line.
+T}
+a	HPR	T{
+Move cursor right the indicated # of columns.
+T}
+c	DA	T{
+Answer ESC [ ? 6 c: "I am a VT102".
+T}
+d	VPA	T{
+Move cursor to the indicated row, current column.
+T}
+e	VPR	T{
+Move cursor down the indicated # of rows.
+T}
+f	HVP	T{
+Move cursor to the indicated row, column.
+T}
+g	TBC	T{
+Without parameter: clear tab stop at current position.
+T}
+		T{
+ESC [ 3 g: delete all tab stops.
+T}
 h	SM	Set Mode (see below).
 l	RM	Reset Mode (see below).
 m	SGR	Set attributes (see below).
@@ -215,11 +287,16 @@ q	DECLL	Set keyboard LEDs.
 		ESC [ 1 q: set Scroll Lock LED
 		ESC [ 2 q: set Num Lock LED
 		ESC [ 3 q: set Caps Lock LED
-r	DECSTBM	Set scrolling region; parameters are top and bottom row.
+r	DECSTBM	T{
+Set scrolling region; parameters are top and bottom row.
+T}
 s	?	Save cursor location.
 u	?	Restore cursor location.
-\`	HPA	Move cursor to indicated column in current row.
+\`	HPA	T{
+Move cursor to indicated column in current row.
+T}
 .TE
+.ad
 .PP
 .B ECMA-48 Set Graphics Rendition
 .PP
@@ -229,12 +306,17 @@ Several attributes can be set in the same sequence, separated by
 semicolons.
 An empty parameter (between semicolons or string initiator or
 terminator) is interpreted as a zero.
+.ad l
 .TS
-l l.
+l lx.
 param	result
-0	reset all attributes to their defaults
+0	T{
+reset all attributes to their defaults
+T}
 1	set bold
-2	set half-bright (simulated with color on a color display)
+2	T{
+set half-bright (simulated with color on a color display)
+T}
 4	T{
 set underscore (simulated with color on a color display)
 (the colors used to simulate dim or underline are set
@@ -293,18 +375,25 @@ T}
 256/24-bit background color follows, shoehorned into 8 basic colors
 T}
 49	set default background color
-90..97	set foreground to bright versions of 30..37
-100.107	set background, same as 40..47 (bright not supported)
+90..97	T{
+set foreground to bright versions of 30..37
+T}
+100.107	T{
+set background, same as 40..47 (bright not supported)
+T}
 .TE
+.ad
 .PP
 Commands 38 and 48 require further arguments:
 .TS
-l l.
+l lx.
 ;5;x	T{
 256 color: values 0..15 are IBGR (black, red, green, ... white),
 16..231 a 6x6x6 color cube, 232..255 a grayscale ramp
 T}
-;2;r;g;b	24-bit color, r/g/b components are in the range 0..255
+;2;r;g;b	T{
+24-bit color, r/g/b components are in the range 0..255
+T}
 .TE
 .PP
 .B ECMA-48 Mode Switches
@@ -386,16 +475,34 @@ Colors are in SGR parameters:
 0 = black, 1 = red, 2 = green, 3 = brown, 4 = blue, 5 = magenta, 6 =
 cyan, 7 = white; 8\(en15 = bright versions of 0\(en7.
 .TS
-l l.
-ESC [ 1 ; \fIn\fP ]	Set color \fIn\fP as the underline color.
-ESC [ 2 ; \fIn\fP ]	Set color \fIn\fP as the dim color.
-ESC [ 8 ]       	Make the current color pair the default attributes.
-ESC [ 9 ; \fIn\fP ]	Set screen blank timeout to \fIn\fP minutes.
-ESC [ 10 ; \fIn\fP ]	Set bell frequency in Hz.
-ESC [ 11 ; \fIn\fP ]	Set bell duration in msec.
-ESC [ 12 ; \fIn\fP ]	Bring specified console to the front.
-ESC [ 13 ]      	Unblank the screen.
-ESC [ 14 ; \fIn\fP ]   	Set the VESA powerdown interval in minutes.
+l lx.
+ESC [ 1 ; \fIn\fP ]	T{
+Set color \fIn\fP as the underline color.
+T}
+ESC [ 2 ; \fIn\fP ]	T{
+Set color \fIn\fP as the dim color.
+T}
+ESC [ 8 ]       	T{
+Make the current color pair the default attributes.
+T}
+ESC [ 9 ; \fIn\fP ]	T{
+Set screen blank timeout to \fIn\fP minutes.
+T}
+ESC [ 10 ; \fIn\fP ]	T{
+Set bell frequency in Hz.
+T}
+ESC [ 11 ; \fIn\fP ]	T{
+Set bell duration in msec.
+T}
+ESC [ 12 ; \fIn\fP ]	T{
+Bring specified console to the front.
+T}
+ESC [ 13 ]      	T{
+Unblank the screen.
+T}
+ESC [ 14 ; \fIn\fP ]   	T{
+Set the VESA powerdown interval in minutes.
+T}
 ESC [ 15 ]	T{
 Bring the previous console to the front
 (since Linux 2.6.0).
@@ -520,11 +627,15 @@ BEL, BS, HT, LF, VT, FF, CR, SO, SI, ESC.
 VT100 console sequences not implemented on the Linux console:
 .TS
 l l l.
-ESC N	SS2	Single shift 2. (Select G2 character set for the next
-		character only.)
-ESC O	SS3	Single shift 3. (Select G3 character set for the next
-		character only.)
-ESC P	DCS	Device control string (ended by ESC \e)
+ESC N	SS2	T{
+Single shift 2. (Select G2 character set for the next character only.)
+T}
+ESC O	SS3	T{
+Single shift 3. (Select G3 character set for the next character only.)
+T}
+ESC P	DCS	T{
+Device control string (ended by ESC \e)
+T}
 ESC X	SOS	Start of string.
 ESC \(ha	PM	Privacy message (ended by ESC \e)
 ESC \e	ST	String terminator
@@ -553,13 +664,16 @@ In addition to the ECMA-48 string terminator (ST),
 These are a few of the OSC control sequences recognized by \fBxterm\fP(1):
 .TS
 l l.
-ESC ] 0 ; \fItxt\fP ST	Set icon name and window title to \fItxt\fP.
+ESC ] 0 ; \fItxt\fP ST	T{
+Set icon name and window title to \fItxt\fP.
+T}
 ESC ] 1 ; \fItxt\fP ST	Set icon name to \fItxt\fP.
 ESC ] 2 ; \fItxt\fP ST	Set window title to \fItxt\fP.
 ESC ] 4 ; \fInum\fP; \fItxt\fP ST	Set ANSI color \fInum\fP to \fItxt\fP.
 ESC ] 10 ; \fItxt\fP ST	Set dynamic text color to \fItxt\fP.
-ESC ] 4 6 ; \fIname\fP ST	Change log file to \fIname\fP (normally disabled
-	by a compile-time option)
+ESC ] 4 6 ; \fIname\fP ST	T{
+Change log file to \fIname\fP (normally disabled by a compile-time option)
+T}
 ESC ] 5 0 ; \fIfn\fP ST	Set font to \fIfn\fP.
 .TE
 .PP
@@ -573,9 +687,11 @@ ESC 8  DECRC	Restore cursor
 .PP
 It also recognizes
 .TS
-l l l.
-ESC F		Cursor to lower left corner of screen (if enabled by
-		\fBxterm\fP(1)'s \fBhpLowerleftBugCompat\fP resource)
+l l lx.
+ESC F		T{
+Cursor to lower left corner of screen (if enabled
+by \fBxterm\fP(1)'s \fBhpLowerleftBugCompat\fP resource)
+T}
 ESC l		Memory lock (per HP terminals).
 		Locks memory above the cursor.
 ESC m		Memory unlock (per HP terminals).
diff --git a/man7/inode.7 b/man7/inode.7
index cb4226a8a2..f769dac690 100644
--- a/man7/inode.7
+++ b/man7/inode.7
@@ -364,29 +364,61 @@ the file mode component of the
 .I st_mode
 field:
 .in +4n
+.nh
+.ad l
 .TS
-lB l l.
-S_ISUID	  04000	set-user-ID bit (see \fBexecve\fP(2))
-S_ISGID	  02000	set-group-ID bit (see below)
-S_ISVTX	  01000	sticky bit (see below)
+lB l lx.
+S_ISUID	  04000	T{
+set-user-ID bit (see \fBexecve\fP(2))
+T}
+S_ISGID	  02000	T{
+set-group-ID bit (see below)
+T}
+S_ISVTX	  01000	T{
+sticky bit (see below)
+T}
 
-S_IRWXU	  00700	owner has read, write, and execute permission
-S_IRUSR	  00400	owner has read permission
-S_IWUSR	  00200	owner has write permission
-S_IXUSR	  00100	owner has execute permission
+S_IRWXU	  00700	T{
+owner has read, write, and execute permission
+T}
+S_IRUSR	  00400	T{
+owner has read permission
+T}
+S_IWUSR	  00200	T{
+owner has write permission
+T}
+S_IXUSR	  00100	T{
+owner has execute permission
+T}
 
-S_IRWXG	  00070	group has read, write, and execute permission
-S_IRGRP	  00040	group has read permission
-S_IWGRP	  00020	group has write permission
-S_IXGRP	  00010	group has execute permission
+S_IRWXG	  00070	T{
+group has read, write, and execute permission
+T}
+S_IRGRP	  00040	T{
+group has read permission
+T}
+S_IWGRP	  00020	T{
+group has write permission
+T}
+S_IXGRP	  00010	T{
+group has execute permission
+T}
 
 S_IRWXO	  00007	T{
 others (not in group) have read, write, and execute permission
 T}
-S_IROTH	  00004	others have read permission
-S_IWOTH	  00002	others have write permission
-S_IXOTH	  00001	others have execute permission
+S_IROTH	  00004	T{
+others have read permission
+T}
+S_IWOTH	  00002	T{
+others have write permission
+T}
+S_IXOTH	  00001	T{
+others have execute permission
+T}
 .TE
+.ad
+.hy
 .in
 .PP
 The set-group-ID bit
diff --git a/man7/namespaces.7 b/man7/namespaces.7
index dfcb7c106a..938ac4f43e 100644
--- a/man7/namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/namespaces.7
@@ -48,35 +48,38 @@ The third column identifies the manual page that provides details
 on the namespace type.
 The last column is a summary of the resources that are isolated by
 the namespace type.
+.ad l
+.nh
 .TS
 lB lB lB lB
 l1 lB1 l1 l.
 Namespace	Flag	Page	Isolates
-Cgroup	CLONE_NEWCGROUP	\fBcgroup_namespaces\fP(7)	Cgroup root directory
+Cgroup	CLONE_NEWCGROUP	\fBcgroup_namespaces\fP(7)	T{
+Cgroup root directory
+T}
 IPC	CLONE_NEWIPC	\fBipc_namespaces\fP(7)	T{
 System V IPC,
-.br
 POSIX message queues
 T}
 Network	CLONE_NEWNET	\fBnetwork_namespaces\fP(7)	T{
 Network devices,
-.br
 stacks, ports, etc.
 T}
 Mount	CLONE_NEWNS	\fBmount_namespaces\fP(7)	Mount points
 PID	CLONE_NEWPID	\fBpid_namespaces\fP(7)	Process IDs
 Time	CLONE_NEWTIME	\fBtime_namespaces\fP(7)	T{
 Boot and monotonic
-.br
 clocks
 T}
-User	CLONE_NEWUSER	\fBuser_namespaces\fP(7)	User and group IDs
+User	CLONE_NEWUSER	\fBuser_namespaces\fP(7)	T{User and group IDs
+T}
 UTS	CLONE_NEWUTS	\fButs_namespaces\fP(7)	T{
 Hostname and NIS
-.br
 domain name
 T}
 .TE
+.hy
+.ad
 .\"
 .\" ==================== The namespaces API ====================
 .\"
diff --git a/man7/netlink.7 b/man7/netlink.7
index 324be83c04..2e05614a2d 100644
--- a/man7/netlink.7
+++ b/man7/netlink.7
@@ -205,39 +205,56 @@ appropriate manual pages for that, for example,
 .BR rtnetlink (7)
 for
 .BR NETLINK_ROUTE .
+.nh
+.ad l
 .TS
 tab(:);
 l s
-lB l.
+lB lx.
 Standard flag bits in \fInlmsg_flags\fP
 _
-NLM_F_REQUEST:Must be set on all request messages.
+NLM_F_REQUEST:T{
+Must be set on all request messages.
+T}
 NLM_F_MULTI:T{
 The message is part of a multipart message terminated by
 .BR NLMSG_DONE .
 T}
-NLM_F_ACK:Request for an acknowledgment on success.
-NLM_F_ECHO:Echo this request.
+NLM_F_ACK:T{
+Request for an acknowledgment on success.
+T}
+NLM_F_ECHO:T{
+Echo this request.
+T}
 .TE
+.ad
+.hy
 .\" No right adjustment for text blocks in tables
+.nh
+.ad l
 .TS
 tab(:);
 l s
-lB l.
+lB lx.
 Additional flag bits for GET requests
 _
-NLM_F_ROOT:Return the complete table instead of a single entry.
+NLM_F_ROOT:T{
+Return the complete table instead of a single entry.
+T}
 NLM_F_MATCH:T{
 Return all entries matching criteria passed in message content.
 Not implemented yet.
 T}
-NLM_F_ATOMIC:Return an atomic snapshot of the table.
+NLM_F_ATOMIC:T{
+Return an atomic snapshot of the table.
+T}
 NLM_F_DUMP:T{
 Convenience macro; equivalent to
-.br
 (NLM_F_ROOT|NLM_F_MATCH).
 T}
 .TE
+.ad
+.hy
 .\" FIXME NLM_F_ATOMIC is not used anymore?
 .PP
 Note that
@@ -245,17 +262,29 @@ Note that
 requires the
 .B CAP_NET_ADMIN
 capability or an effective UID of 0.
+.nh
+.ad l
 .TS
 tab(:);
 l s
-lB l.
+lB lx.
 Additional flag bits for NEW requests
 _
-NLM_F_REPLACE:Replace existing matching object.
-NLM_F_EXCL:Don't replace if the object already exists.
-NLM_F_CREATE:Create object if it doesn't already exist.
-NLM_F_APPEND:Add to the end of the object list.
+NLM_F_REPLACE:T{
+Replace existing matching object.
+T}
+NLM_F_EXCL:T{
+Don't replace if the object already exists.
+T}
+NLM_F_CREATE:T{
+Create object if it doesn't already exist.
+T}
+NLM_F_APPEND:T{
+Add to the end of the object list.
+T}
 .TE
+.ad
+.hy
 .PP
 .I nlmsg_seq
 and
diff --git a/man7/signal-safety.7 b/man7/signal-safety.7
index 9f29272aad..188c0be84c 100644
--- a/man7/signal-safety.7
+++ b/man7/signal-safety.7
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ Function	Notes
 \fBcreat\fP(2)
 \fBdup\fP(2)
 \fBdup2\fP(2)
-\fBexecl\fP(3)	Added in POSIX.1-2008; see notes below
+\fBexecl\fP(3)	T{
+Added in POSIX.1-2008; see notes below
+T}
 \fBexecle\fP(3)	See notes below
 \fBexecv\fP(3)	Added in POSIX.1-2008
 \fBexecve\fP(2)
@@ -153,7 +155,9 @@ Function	Notes
 \fBlink\fP(2)
 \fBlinkat\fP(2)	Added in POSIX.1-2008
 \fBlisten\fP(2)
-\fBlongjmp\fP(3)	Added in POSIX.1-2008 TC2; see notes below
+\fBlongjmp\fP(3)	T{
+Added in POSIX.1-2008 TC2; see notes below
+T}
 \fBlseek\fP(2)
 \fBlstat\fP(2)
 \fBmemccpy\fP(3)	Added in POSIX.1-2008 TC2
@@ -207,7 +211,9 @@ Function	Notes
 \fBsigemptyset\fP(3)
 \fBsigfillset\fP(3)
 \fBsigismember\fP(3)
-\fBsiglongjmp\fP(3)	Added in POSIX.1-2008 TC2; see notes below
+\fBsiglongjmp\fP(3)	T{
+Added in POSIX.1-2008 TC2; see notes below
+T}
 \fBsignal\fP(2)
 \fBsigpause\fP(3)
 \fBsigpending\fP(2)
diff --git a/man7/socket.7 b/man7/socket.7
index a4ef991250..bfae69abe7 100644
--- a/man7/socket.7
+++ b/man7/socket.7
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ or
 .TS
 tab(:) allbox;
 c s s
-l l l.
+l l lx.
 I/O events
 Event:Poll flag:Occurrence
 Read:POLLIN:T{
@@ -194,8 +194,12 @@ An outgoing
 .BR connect (2)
 finished.
 T}
-Read/Write:POLLERR:An asynchronous error occurred.
-Read/Write:POLLHUP:The other end has shut down one direction.
+Read/Write:POLLERR:T{
+An asynchronous error occurred.
+T}
+Read/Write:POLLHUP:T{
+The other end has shut down one direction.
+T}
 Exception:POLLPRI:T{
 Urgent data arrived.
 .B SIGURG