has this value. This list of indices must be in a certain \fBinputformat\fP,
characterized by a charactet.
Currently, there is only one inputformat, "c". In this format, the indices
-are characters. There are two special characters: '\e' and '-'. The
-'\e' behaves like in a C-string, and the '-' describes a range, unless
+are characters. There are two special characters: '\e' and '-'. The '\e'
+behaves like in a C-string, and the '-' describes a range, unless
it starts the list of indices.
.PP
Some examples of descriptions: