Question !def

[Weronika Lewandowska]

I am using pp to process md files.
In my markdown I am using multiple !def one under another like that:
!def{X}{Y}{Z}
!def{A}{B}{C}
...
...

After pp processing this file, in place of line with !def I receive multiple empty lines.
Is it intended? How to prevent that?

[Christophe Delord]

The end of line that follows a macro is not part of the macro and is kept in the output.
To prevent this you can use:

• the quiet macro to discard empty lines (only one remains):

  !quiet
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  !def{X}{Y}{Z}
  !def{A}{B}{C}
  ...
  ...
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• the import macro or -import command line option to load definitions from an other file. The command line option may be a better solution since no empty lines will be produced.

[Weronika Lewandowska]

That exactly what I need, thanks .