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commit 4e0e8cfc92323f91aca7a6ac444cf05cd3bb0e3e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 16 18:13:35 2026 -0500
[doc,man]: Clarify wording.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 17 +++++++++++------
man/groff_diff.7.man | 6 +++---
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 245aac436..126d27792 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -22549,15 +22549,20 @@ and
are portable.
@cindex @code{ab} request, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
-The @code{ab} request differs from @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}: GNU
-@code{troff} writes no message to the standard error stream if no
-arguments are given, and it exits with a failure status instead of a
-successful one.
+The
+@code{ab}
+request differs from that of @acronym{AT&T}
+@command{troff}:@: @c AT&T
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+writes no message to the standard error stream
+if no arguments are given,
+and it exits with a failure status instead of a successful one.
@cindex @code{bp} request, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
The
@code{bp}
-request differs from @acronym{AT&T}
+request differs from that of @acronym{AT&T}
@command{troff}:@: @c AT&T
GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
@@ -22589,7 +22594,7 @@ and other properties of each named argument.
@cindex @code{sp} request, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
The
@code{sp}
-request differs from @acronym{AT&T}
+request differs from that of @acronym{AT&T}
@command{troff}:@: @c AT&T
invoking
@code{sp}
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index a9c46a72d..c26c82e4b 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -6875,7 +6875,7 @@ are portable.
.P
The
.B ab
-request differs from AT&T
+request differs from that of AT&T
.IR troff : \" AT&T
GNU
.I troff \" GNU
@@ -6887,7 +6887,7 @@ and it exits with a failure status instead of a
successful one.
.P
The
.B bp
-request differs from AT&T
+request differs from that of AT&T
.IR troff : \" AT&T
GNU
.I troff \" GNU
@@ -6922,7 +6922,7 @@ and other properties of each named argument.
.P
The
.B sp
-request differs from AT&T
+request differs from that of AT&T
.IR troff : \" AT&T
invoking
.B sp
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