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author | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2024-03-15 23:19:31 -0500 |
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committer | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2024-03-15 23:19:31 -0500 |
commit | f378721fdec399cd01d55810ec5125dc08b2b2f3 (patch) | |
tree | 18815bd06a0ed2f8ebc79c067e2abb07c3e91d2d | |
parent | 2332f182f65ffba95567ba927ce2313bec24219d (diff) |
groff_man*(7): Fix content and style nits.
Content:
* Note that DWB troff doesn't support \[xxx] escape sequence syntax.
Style:
* Favor active voice over passive.
-rw-r--r-- | tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 22 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in index 3320ad383..f43481161 100644 --- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in +++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in @@ -1203,8 +1203,8 @@ Several features of the above example are of note. .IP \(bu 3n The empty request (.), which does nothing, -is used to vertically space the input file for readability by the -document maintainer. +vertically spaces the input file for readability by the document +maintainer. . Do not put blank (empty) lines in a man page source document. . @@ -1245,8 +1245,7 @@ a space precedes the ellipsis. .IP \(bu The non-breaking adjustable space escape sequence .B \e\(ti -is used to prevent the output line from breaking within the option -brackets; +prevents the output line from breaking within the option brackets; see subsection \(lqPortability\(rq below. . . @@ -2854,8 +2853,10 @@ Heirloom Doctools .IR troff , \" Heirloom Doctools and .IR neatroff , -but not Plan\~9 or Solaris -.I troff. \" Plan 9, Solaris +but not Documenter's Workbench, +Plan\~9, +or Solaris +.I troff. \" DWB, Plan 9, Solaris . . .TP @@ -4229,14 +4230,13 @@ that precedes it. . . .IP -After calls to the +Calling the .B .SH -and +or .B .SS -sectioning macros, -all relative insets are cleared and calls to +sectioning macros clears all relative insets and .B .RE -have no effect until +calls have no effect until .B .RS is used again. . |