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commit dc47c951facac020e79f7b698fe4b0a5b8c180d4
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Jan 2 02:51:54 2025 -0600

    groff_man*(7): Tighten wording.
    
    ...unstranding a line in groff_man(7) for PostScript/PDF.
---
 tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 76f56ef80..fc86f6857 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -370,11 +370,9 @@ those containing space \" or tab (in Plan 9 troff [only?])
 characters must be double-quoted to be interpreted correctly.
 .
 _endif()dnl
-An empty macro argument can be specified with a pair of double-quotes
-(""),
-but the
-.I man
-package is designed such that this should seldom be necessary.
+If an empty macro argument is required,
+specify it with a pair of double-quotes
+("").
 _ifstyle()dnl
 .
 See section \(lqNotes\(rq below for examples of cases where better

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