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+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -233,13 +233,6 @@ groff \- a short reference for the GNU roff language
.SH DESCRIPTION
.\" ====================================================================
.
-.B Important:
-This file is only a short version of the complete documentation that
-is found in the
-.I groff
-.BR info (1)
-file, which contains more detailed, actual, and concise information.
-.
.P
The name
.I groff
@@ -253,10 +246,17 @@ for a survey and the background of the groff system.
.
.
.P
-This document gives only short descriptions of the predefined roff
-language elements as used in groff.
+This document provides only short descriptions of roff language
+elements.
+.
+.IR "Groff: The GNU Implementation of troff" ,
+by Trent A.\& Fisher and Werner Lemberg,
+is the primary
+.I groff
+manual,
+and is written in Texinfo.
.
-Both the classical features and the groff extensions are provided.
+You can browse it interactively with \[lq]info groff\[rq].
.
.
.P
@@ -376,7 +376,9 @@ Begin all text lines with the special non-spacing character
This does not produce the most efficient code, but it should work as a
first measure.
.
-For better strategies, see the groff info file and
+For better strategies, see the
+.I groff
+Texinfo manual and
.BR groff_tmac (@MAN5EXT@).
.
.
@@ -541,8 +543,9 @@ condition is met.
.
.
.P
-More detailed information and examples can be found in the groff info
-file.
+More detailed information and examples can be found in the
+.I groff
+Texinfo manual.
.
.
.\" ====================================================================
@@ -890,7 +893,9 @@ as the default scaling indicator.
.
.
.P
-For details see the groff info file.
+For details see the
+.I groff
+Texinfo manual.
.
.
.\" ====================================================================
@@ -1027,7 +1032,9 @@ Some requests have optional arguments with a different behaviour.
.
Not all of these details are outlined here.
.
-Refer to the groff info file and
+Refer to the
+.I groff
+Texinfo manual and
.BR groff_diff (@MAN7EXT@)
for all details.
.
@@ -3024,7 +3031,9 @@ Forward (down) 1/2 em (1/2 line in nroff).
.ESCq D charseq
Draw a graphical element defined by the characters in
.IR charseq ;
-see the groff info file for details.
+see the
+.I groff
+Texinfo manual for details.
.
.TP
.ESC e
@@ -4640,13 +4649,17 @@ Bernd Warken
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.\" ====================================================================
.
-The main source of information for the groff language is the
+.IR "Groff: The GNU Implementation of troff" ,
+by Trent A.\& Fisher and Werner Lemberg,
+is the primary
.I groff
-.BR info (1)
-file.
+manual.
+.
+You can browse it interactively with \(lqinfo groff\(rq.
.
Besides the gory details, it contains many examples.
.
+.
.TP
.BR groff (@MAN1EXT@)
the usage of the groff program and pointers to the documentation and