if - the roff conditional instruction Next-line empty true condition. Next-line empty false condition.

False condition with whitespace:

True condition with whitespace:

without cont\}inuation and macros. without cont\}inuation and macros.

without cont\}inuation but with macros. without cont\}inuation but with macros.

Two-line true condition with continuation and macros. .\}This will not be printed. Two-line false condition with continuation and macros. .\}This will not be printed.

Two-line true condition with blank line.\} Two-line false condition with blank line.\}

without continuation and macros.\} without continuation and macros.\}

Back to the outer true condition.\}

without continuation and macros.\} without continuation and macros.\}

Back to the outer false condition.\}

inner\}middle\}end After conditional.

.\}middle\}end After conditional.

.\}middle\}end After conditional.

\}middle\}end After conditional.

Backslash-backslash-brace in text: This neither.\} On a macro line: This\} neither. End.