gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
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commit c25b39d08ea3f6adaa7ba798a132c57e3813ba6a
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Jun 2 04:27:54 2025 -0500
doc/*,man/*: Specify exception to input advice.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 8 ++++++++
man/roff.7.man | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 364c0d790..8591a45ce 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -5954,6 +5954,14 @@ into control lines.
@item
Do not use spaces to perform indentation or align columns of a table.
Leading spaces are reliable when text is not being filled.
+(Exception:@:
+when laying out a table with
+GNU
+@command{tbl}, @c GNU
+specifying the
+@code{nospaces}
+region option
+causes the program to ignore spaces at the boundaries of table cells.)
@item
Comment your document. It is never too soon to apply comments to
diff --git a/man/roff.7.man b/man/roff.7.man
index afc58cce2..d297d3d9b 100644
--- a/man/roff.7.man
+++ b/man/roff.7.man
@@ -2154,6 +2154,15 @@ so that revisions to the input don't turn them into
control lines.
Do not use spaces to perform indentation or align columns of a table.
Leading spaces are reliable when text is not being filled.
.
+(Exception:
+when laying out a table with
+GNU
+.IR tbl , \" GNU
+specifying the
+.B nospaces
+region option
+causes the program to ignore spaces at the boundaries of table cells.)
+.
.
.IP \[bu]
Comment your document.
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