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+<h4 class="subsection" id="Fields-1">5.12.2 Fields</h4>
+<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-fields"></a>
+
+<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-field-delimiting-character-_0028fc_0029"></a>
+<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-delimiting-character_002c-for-fields-_0028fc_0029"></a>
+<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-character_002c-field-delimiting-_0028fc_0029"></a>
+<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-field-padding-character-_0028fc_0029"></a>
+<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-padding-character_002c-for-fields-_0028fc_0029"></a>
+<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-character_002c-field-padding-_0028fc_0029"></a>
+<p><em class="dfn">Fields</em> are a more general way of laying out tabular data. A field
+is defined as the data between a pair of <em class="dfn">delimiting characters</em>.
+It contains substrings that are separated by <em class="dfn">padding characters</em>.
+The width of a field is the distance on the <em class="emph">input</em> line from the
+position where the field starts to the next tab stop. A padding
+character inserts an adjustable space similar to TeX&rsquo;s <code class="code">\hss</code>
+command (thus it can even be negative) to make the sum of all substring
+lengths plus the adjustable space equal to the field width. If more
+than one padding character is inserted, the available space is evenly
+distributed among them.
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+<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-fc"></a>
+<p>Define a delimiting and a padding character for fields. If the latter
+is missing, the padding character defaults to a space character. If
+there is no argument at all, the field mechanism is disabled (which is
+the default). In contrast to, e.g., the tab repetition character,
+delimiting and padding characters are <em class="emph">not</em> associated with the
+environment (see <a class="pxref" href="Environments.html">Environments</a>).
+</p>
+<div class="example">
+<div class="group"><pre class="example-preformatted">.fc # ^
+.ta T 3i
+#foo^bar^smurf#
+.br
+#foo^^bar^smurf#
+ &rArr; foo bar smurf
+ &rArr; foo bar smurf
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