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diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man index 1db0f8908..b61ee5137 100644 --- a/man/groff.7.man +++ 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 |