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commit cae2a335296fc4e70c40853f802e2972e20716b0
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Sep 3 04:48:25 2024 -0500
[doc,man]: Clarify and sync `.continue` meaning.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 4 ++--
man/groff.7.man | 7 ++++---
man/groff_diff.7.man | 2 +-
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 5507d1173..f39528511 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -13379,8 +13379,8 @@ typographical break or the @code{br} request.
@endDefreq
@Defreq {continue, }
-Skip the remainder of a @code{while} loop's body, immediately starting
-the next iteration.
+Skip the remainder of a @code{while} loop's body, immediately retesting
+its conditional expression.
@endDefreq
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 4ebe18694..1b1fdd114 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -2827,9 +2827,10 @@ is a combining component in a composite character.
.
.TPx
.REQ .continue
-Finish the current iteration of a
-.request .while
-loop.
+Skip the remainder of a
+.RB \[lq] while \[rq]
+loop's body,
+immediately retesting its conditional expression.
.
.TPx
.REQ .cp
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 3f33b2ae7..2c4ea1ee1 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -2222,7 +2222,7 @@ See
Skip the remainder of a
.RB \[lq] while \[rq]
loop's body,
-immediately starting the next iteration.
+immediately retesting its conditional expression.
.
See
.BR break .
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