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| Chapter 12 Nroff and Troff |

## .ie

    .ie [!]condition anything
    .el anything

If portion of `if-else`. If `condition` is true, do `anything`. Otherwise do `anything` following .el request. .ie/.el pairs can be nested. Syntax for `condition` is described under .if.

### Example

If first argument isn't 2, columns are 1.8 inches wide; otherwise, columns are 2.5 inches wide:

>     .ie !'\\$1'2' .MC 1.8i 0.2i
>     .el .MC 2.5i 0.25i

Reference: .hy |  | Reference: .if