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commit fb28d4c22d7af9b331b5dcbdce8e026a12dffae6
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Jul 9 07:24:58 2024 -0500
groff(7): Clarify semantics of some request args.
---
man/groff.7.man | 21 ++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 65a980b34..9a3b0a8e5 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -2281,6 +2281,12 @@ is a diversion identifier.
is an environment identifier.
.
.TPx
+.I file
+is an ordinary character sequence representing a file name on the
+system.
+.\" ...limiting the file names you can express; see Savannah #64071.
+.
+.TPx
.I font
is a typeface specified as a font name,
an abstract style,
@@ -2304,11 +2310,8 @@ is a macro identifier.
.
.TPx
.I message
-is a character sequence to be emitted on the standard error stream.
-.
-Special character escape sequences are
-.I not
-interpreted.
+is an ordinary character sequence to emit on the standard error stream.
+.\" ...limiting the messages you can express; see Savannah #62787.
.
.TPx
.I n
@@ -4051,7 +4054,9 @@ See registers
.TPx
.REQ .pso command-line
Execute
-.I command-line
+.IR command-line ,
+a sequence of ordinary characters,
+.\" ...limiting the shell commands you can express; see Savannah #65108.
with
.MR popen 3
and interpolate its output.
@@ -4404,7 +4409,9 @@ request
.TPx
.REQ .sy command-line
Execute
-.I command-line
+.IR command-line ,
+a sequence of ordinary characters,
+.\" ...limiting the shell commands you can express; see Savannah #65108.
with
.MR system 3 .
.
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