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commit 8623351af2102363c158d69d42e4d32fe6242490
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Nov 19 15:28:39 2025 -0600
[doc,man]: Correct `tab` warning circumstances.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 4 +++-
src/roff/troff/troff.1.man | 6 ++++--
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index f580d0aa0..2cfe7a401 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -19465,7 +19465,9 @@ issues at most one warning for each.
@item tab
@itemx 2048
@cindex @code{\t}, and warnings
-A tab character was encountered where a number was expected, or appeared
+A tab character appeared
+in a parameterized escape sequence
+or
in an unquoted macro argument.
@c @item right-brace
diff --git a/src/roff/troff/troff.1.man b/src/roff/troff/troff.1.man
index 875f2338f..0addbff80 100644
--- a/src/roff/troff/troff.1.man
+++ b/src/roff/troff/troff.1.man
@@ -837,8 +837,10 @@ T}
.
.sp \n[PD]u
tab 2048 T{
-A tab character was encountered where a number was expected,
-or appeared in an unquoted macro argument.
+A tab character appeared
+in a parameterized escape sequence
+or
+in an unquoted macro argument.
T}
.TE
.
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