# $fill-bullet(5)

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## NAME

$fill-bullet - Paragraph filling bullet character set
$fill-bullet-len - Paragraph filling bullet search depth

## SYNOPSIS

$fill-bullet "string"; Default is "`*)].-`"
$fill-bullet-len length; Default is `5`

0 <= length <= $buffer-fill-col

## DESCRIPTION

$fill-bullet contains the set of characters which are classified as bullet markers for fill-paragraph(2). If these characters are encountered in the first $fill-bullet-len characters of the paragraph AND the character is followed by a `SPACE` or a `tab` character then the user is given the option to indent to the right of the bullet.

$fill-bullet-len determines the maximum depth into the paragraph (in characters) the filling routines should search for a bullet character. The default value is 15. Note that the paragraph starts at the first non-white space character. e.g. to detect "`xviii)` " as a bullet then the bullet length must be set to at least 6 to detect the bullet character "`)`".

## EXAMPLE

Examples of filled bullet paragraphs are shown as follows, based on the default $fill-bullet character set.

    a) This is an  example of a  fill-paragraph.  The  closing
       bracket is classified as a bullet character and filling
       optionally takes place to the right of the bullet.

    a] Another paragraph

    *  A bullet paragraph

    1. A numbered paragraph.

    item - A dashed bullet.

## SEE ALSO

$buffer-fill-col(5), $buffer-fill-mode(5), $fill-col(5), $fill-ignore(5), $fill-mode(5), fill-paragraph(2), justify(2m).

(c) Copyright JASSPA 2009
Last Modified: 2009/08/29
Generated On: 2009/10/12

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