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commit 98c837e5657de31d63f9a28f8e245b755599e1ad
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Oct 23 12:40:24 2021 +1100
groff(7): Recast introduction.
* groff is no longer the only free software *roff.
* Set *roff terms in italics.
* Note application of "groff" term to front end program.
* Drop paragraphing macro that is redundant immediately after SH call.
---
man/groff.7.man | 20 ++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 5fcf1ca..9edcefd 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -227,16 +227,24 @@ groff \- GNU roff language reference
.SH Description
.\" ====================================================================
.
-.P
-The name
.I groff
-stands for
-.I GNU roff
-and is the free implementation of the roff type-setting system.
+is short for GNU
+.IR roff ,
+a free re-implementation of the AT&T device-independent
+.I troff \" AT&T
+typesetting system.
.
See
.MR roff @MAN7EXT@
-for a survey and the background of the groff system.
+for a survey and the background of
+.I roff
+systems.
+.
+.I groff
+also refers to GNU
+.I roff
+system's front end,
+.MR groff @MAN1EXT@ .
.
.
.P
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