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