% pandoc -t man
normal *italic **bold in the middle** only italic* normal.

normal **bold `code` more bold** normal.

normal `code` normal.
^D
.PP
normal \f[I]italic \f[BI]bold in the middle\f[I] only italic\f[] normal.
.PP
normal \f[B]bold \f[BC]code\f[B] more bold\f[] normal.
.PP
normal \f[C]code\f[] normal.