- "Print a special bar symbol. It replaces the \n"
- "regular bar symbol with a special\n"
- "symbol. The argument @var{bartype} is a string which specifies the\n"
- "kind of bar to print. Options are @code{:|}, \n"
- "@code{|:}, @code{:|:},\n"
- "@code{||}, @code{|.},\n"
- "@code{.|}, and @code{.|.}. \n"
+ "Print a special bar symbol. It replaces the regular bar"
+ " symbol with a special symbol. The argument @var{bartype}"
+ " is a string which specifies the kind of bar to print."
+ " Options are @code{:|}, @code{|:}, @code{:|:}, @code{||},"
+ " @code{|.}, @code{.|}, and @code{.|.}.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "These produce, respectively, a right repeat, a left repeat,"
+ " a double repeat, a double bar, a start bar, an end bar, and"
+ " a thick double bar. In addition, there is an option"
+ " @code{||:} which is equivalent to @code{|:} except at line"
+ " breaks, where it produces a double bar (@code{||}) at the"
+ " end of the line and a repeat sign (@code{|:}) at the"
+ " beginning of the new line.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "If @var{bartype} is set to @code{empty} then nothing is"
+ " printed, but a line break is allowed at that spot.\n"