class Kramdown::Converter::Man
def escape(text, preserve_whitespace = false)
def escape(text, preserve_whitespace = false) text = (preserve_whitespace ? text.dup : text.gsub(/\s+/, ' ')) text.gsub!('\\', "\\e") text.gsub!(/^\./, '\\\\&.') text.gsub!(/[.'-]/) {|m| "\\#{m}" } text end