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commit bdc6cae3587b877e1f452f65ba13d26efb09837e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Aug 17 06:07:03 2023 -0500

    NEWS: Mention example removal from groff_diff(7).
    
    That dropped the input line count by about 400 lines; someone might
    notice and wonder where they went.
---
 ChangeLog | 9 +++++++++
 NEWS      | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 203f90d75..d4bbb646f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@
        `const`-qualified object to size an array of length computed at
        compile time and avoid repeating lengthy expression.
 
+2023-08-04  G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
+
+       * man/groff_diff.7.man: Drop displayed examples.  Man pages'
+       honor as references, not tutorials, has been vigorously
+       championed on the groff mailing list.  Accordingly, drop
+       displayed examples from this page; all are available in groff's
+       Texinfo manual.
+       * NEWS: Add item in case people wonder where they've gone.
+
 2023-08-04  G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
 
        [tbl]: Fix staggering of text block entries.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 34e591f62..ae0fedb8c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ o If groff programs have their current time overridden by 
the
   1.23.0, so it is easier to defend time-zone-invariant output to them.
   In all other cases, the current time remains displayed in local time.
 
+o The groff_diff(7) man page no longer contains examples.  They remain
+  in groff's Texinfo manual.
 
 VERSION 1.23.0
 ==============

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