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commit 1375ab98f1f549bdb431fb4bae41a4d5439a4ce5
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Jul 3 22:28:03 2025 -0500
pic(1): Recast `sprintf` material.
Favor active voice over passive. Discuss conversion specifiers first as
they are of greatest importance, and spell them without the leading `%`.
---
src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man b/src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man
index 7e4226ea1..54441c02f 100644
--- a/src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/pic/pic.1.man
@@ -1070,22 +1070,23 @@ which should be a string as described in
.MR printf 3 ,
and appropriate to the quantity of arguments supplied.
.
-Only the modifiers
+GNU
+.I pic
+supports only the conversion specifiers
+.BR e ,
+.BR E ,
+.BR f ,
+.BR g ,
+.BR G ,
+and
+.BR % ,
+modifiers
.RB \[lq] # \[rq],
.RB \[lq] \- \[rq],
.RB \[lq] + \[rq],
and \[lq]\~\[rq] [space]),
a minimum field width,
-an optional precision,
-and the conversion specifiers
-.BR %e ,
-.BR %E ,
-.BR %f ,
-.BR %g ,
-.BR %G ,
-and
-.B %%
-are supported.
+and an optional precision.
.
.
.P
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