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commit 6e287b7c4af0431fac658ec3da762bb00cf051fc
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 10 07:28:10 2025 -0600
refer(1): Recast description.
---
src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man | 17 +++++++++--------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man b/src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man
index 6b7ca868e..9a2756f00 100644
--- a/src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/refer/refer.1.man
@@ -117,20 +117,21 @@ independently and systematically.
It copies the contents of each
.I file
to the standard output stream,
-except that it interprets lines between
+looking up each
+.I citation
+between lines starting with
.B .[
and
.B .]\&
-as
-.I citations
-to be translated into
-.I groff
-input,
-and lines between
+and replacing it with a bibliographic reference.
+.
+GNU
+.I refer \" GNU
+furthermore interprets lines between those starting with
.B .R1
and
.B .R2
-as instructions regarding how citations are to be processed.
+as instructions directing how citations are to be processed.
.
.I @g@refer
interprets and generates
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