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commit eb5c1dcd22ad1af75347886c4b8f675fc618270e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Dec 1 14:45:37 2023 -0600
groff_man*(7): Tighten legacy macro descriptions.
---
tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 15 ++++++++-------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 7b0a68cbc..cac80501e 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -3072,8 +3072,8 @@ This macro exists only to render man pages from
historical systems.
.
.
.IP
-.I system
-can be any of the following.
+The inside footer is populated per the value of
+.I system.
.
.
.RS \" Invisibly move left margin to current .IP indentation.
@@ -3125,8 +3125,8 @@ information or distinctions that you use tab stops to
express are likely
to be lost.
.
If you feel tempted to change the tab stops such that calling this macro
-later is desirable to restore them,
-you should probably be composing a table using
+later to restore them is desirable,
+consider composing a table using
.MR @g@tbl @MAN1EXT@
instead.
.
@@ -3198,7 +3198,8 @@ which afford greater flexibility.
.TP
.BR .PD " ["\c
.IR vertical-space ]
-Define the vertical space between paragraphs or (sub)sections.
+Configure the amount of vertical space between paragraphs or
+(sub)sections.
.
The optional argument
.I vertical-space
@@ -3285,8 +3286,8 @@ This macro exists only to render man pages from
historical systems.
.
.
.IP
-.I version
-can be any of the following.
+The inside footer is populated per the value of
+.I version.
.
.
.RS \" Invisibly move left margin to current .IP indentation.
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