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commit 295d30af0bb05027f4b3bbdc57a10173d5dfa0fe
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Sep 14 13:36:12 2024 -0500
[doc,man]: Fix "concatenation" style nit.
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2024-09/msg00042.html
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 14 +++++++-------
doc/meref.me.in | 4 ++--
doc/pic.ms | 5 +++--
doc/webpage.ms | 2 +-
man/groff.7.man | 6 +++---
src/devices/grops/grops.1.man | 2 +-
src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man | 6 +++---
src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man | 2 +-
tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man | 2 +-
tmac/groff_me.7.man | 2 +-
10 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 715781cc3..21e57634d 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -11078,7 +11078,7 @@ Any component @code{u@var{XXXX}} that is found in the
list of
decomposable glyphs is decomposed.
@item
-The resulting elements are then concatenated with @samp{_} in between,
+The resulting elements are then catenated with @samp{_} in between,
dropping the leading @samp{u} in all elements but the first.
@end itemize
@@ -13696,12 +13696,12 @@ additional escape character is the price of this
power.}
@DefescListEndx {\\$^, , , }
In some cases it is convenient to interpolate all of the parameters at
once (to pass them to a request, for instance). The @code{\$*} escape
-concatenates the parameters, separating them with spaces. @code{\$@@}
-is similar, concatenating the parameters, surrounding each with double
-quotes and separating them with spaces. If not in compatibility mode,
-the interpolation depth of double quotes is preserved (@pxref{Calling
-Macros}). @code{\$^} interpolates all parameters as if they were
-arguments to the @code{ds} request.
+catenates the parameters, separating them with spaces. @code{\$@@} is
+similar, surrounding each parameter with double quotes and separating
+them with spaces. If not in compatibility mode, the interpolation depth
+of double quotes is preserved (@pxref{Calling Macros}). @code{\$^}
+interpolates all parameters as if they were arguments to the @code{ds}
+request.
@Example
.de foo
diff --git a/doc/meref.me.in b/doc/meref.me.in
index 687449b7d..07fa1b608 100644
--- a/doc/meref.me.in
+++ b/doc/meref.me.in
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ Output section heading.
.i T
is the title,
.i B
-is the concatenated number,
+is the catenated number,
and
.i n
is the depth.
@@ -2213,7 +2213,7 @@ and a square \(sq labels \*G extensions.
\en($i R paragraph base indentation
\en($l R column width
\en($m R number of available columns
-\e*($n S concatenated section number
+\e*($n S catenated section number
\en($p R numbered paragraph number
\&.$p M\(dd output section heading
\en($s R column spacing (indentation)
diff --git a/doc/pic.ms b/doc/pic.ms
index fc97ee63a..3b7160036 100644
--- a/doc/pic.ms
+++ b/doc/pic.ms
@@ -1980,8 +1980,9 @@ box
.NH 2
Debug Messages
.PP
-The command \fBprint\fR accepts any number of arguments, concatenates
-their output forms, and writes the result to standard error.
+The command \fBprint\fR accepts any number of arguments,
+catenates their output forms,
+and writes the result to standard error.
Each argument must be an expression, a position, or a text string.
.
.NH 2
diff --git a/doc/webpage.ms b/doc/webpage.ms
index c3d40a275..7384f6723 100644
--- a/doc/webpage.ms
+++ b/doc/webpage.ms
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ Example:
.LI
`.fn' is a new string-valued register which returns the (internal) real
-font name; styles and families are properly concatenated.
+font name; styles and families are properly catenated.
.LI
Three new read/write registers `seconds', `minutes', and `hours' contain
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 3a1559540..4a86d1998 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -4933,19 +4933,19 @@ Interpolate macro or string parameter
.
.TP
.ESC $*
-Interpolate concatenation of all macro or string parameters,
+Interpolate catenation of all macro or string parameters,
separated by spaces.
.
.
.TP
.ESC $@
-Interpolate concatenation of all macro or string parameters,
+Interpolate catenation of all macro or string parameters,
with each surrounded by double quotes and separated by spaces.
.
.
.TP
.ESC $\[ha]
-Interpolate concatenation of all macro or string parameters
+Interpolate catenation of all macro or string parameters
as if they were arguments to the
.request .ds
request.
diff --git a/src/devices/grops/grops.1.man b/src/devices/grops/grops.1.man
index 73ee023c1..9cfecc956 100644
--- a/src/devices/grops/grops.1.man
+++ b/src/devices/grops/grops.1.man
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ arguments,
doesn't produce a valid document structure
(one conforming to the Document Structuring Conventions).
.
-To print such concatenated output,
+To print such catenated output,
it is necessary to deactivate DSC handling in the printing program or
previewer.
.
diff --git a/src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man b/src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man
index 7b19072fd..e61bd55b5 100644
--- a/src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man
@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@ can be any character not in
.TP
.BI print\~ arg\c
\~.\|.\|.
-Concatenate and write arguments to the standard error stream followed by
-a newline.
+Catenate and write arguments to the standard error stream followed by a
+newline.
.
Each
.I arg
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ This feature is useful for debugging.
\~.\|.\|.
.\" Move right margin to indentation since we must indent more later.
.RS
-Concatenate arguments
+Catenate arguments
and pass them as a line to
.I troff \" generic
or \*[tx].
diff --git a/src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man b/src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man
index 795cecec7..d2b6bb649 100644
--- a/src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ then it will be replaced by
.
.TP
.I expr1 expr2
-The concatenation of
+The catenation of
.I expr1
and
.IR expr2 .
diff --git a/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man b/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
index c0849b9e3..2fb3ccd61 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ This first macro of any
.Xr mdoc
manual records the last modification date of the document source.
.
-Arguments are concatenated and separated with space characters.
+Arguments are catenated and separated with space characters.
.
.
.Pp
diff --git a/tmac/groff_me.7.man b/tmac/groff_me.7.man
index dc87080d0..a48e882dd 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_me.7.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_me.7.man
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ zs floating keep pre/post space
.TS
Lb L.
# delayed text marker
-$n concatenated section number
+$n catenated section number
* footnote marker
\- em dash
< begin subscripting
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