.TH test 1 test test .SH Section1 .\" double quotes in a quoted arguments .B """""" .\" Other similar ugly quotes .BR """c""" " and " """posix""" . .BR 1. " ""libvga.config"" options" .SH 1. """libvga.config""" OPTIONS .\" this works, but inserts a space between the quotes and the parenthesis .B setlocale(lc_all, """""") .\" However, I recommend to use these quotes: .B setlocale(lc_all, \(dq\(dq) .\" Lets be nasty This: .BI -help , -h , -? , /? should be equivalent to: .BI "-help", "-h", "-?", "/?" This also: .BI -help" a -h a -? a /? should be equivalent to: .BI "-help"""a "-h"a "-?"a "/?"