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commit 0f5dcb2861aa4ea587785b23b5a05b7ab699f80c
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Jun 20 11:28:52 2022 -0500

    groff(7): Migrate terminology.
    
    "escape" -> "escape sequence"
    
    Also reflect a similarly motivated subsection rename in our Texinfo
    manual.
---
 man/groff.7.man | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index e1c1e413..2278899c 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -3489,7 +3489,7 @@ request).
 .
 The next character identifies the escape's function.
 .
-Escapes vary in length.
+Escape sequences vary in length.
 .
 Some take an argument,
 and of those,
@@ -3515,9 +3515,10 @@ the neutral apostrophe
 is a popular choice and shown in this document.
 .
 Some characters cannot be used as delimiters;
-see section \[lq]Escapes\[rq] in the
+see subsection \[lq]Escape Sequences\[rq] in the
 .I groff
 Texinfo manual for details.
+.\" TODO: Reproduce that material here, as tersely as possible.
 .
 A few escape sequences are idiosyncratic,
 and support both of the foregoing conventions

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