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commit 94726e79b1941d10144486d5eb9163577cecff77
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun Apr 12 07:37:54 2026 -0500
doc/groff.texi.in: Tighten wording.
Fixes stranded escape sequence literal.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 10 +++++-----
man/roff.7.man | 11 +++++++----
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 2877e2afe..8ae4f2fd4 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -6213,13 +6213,13 @@ preprocessor to lay out tables.
@anchor{Requests} @c 1.22.4
@subsection Requests and Macros
-We have now encountered almost all of the syntax there is in the
+The foregoing describes almost all of the syntax of the
@code{roff}
language,
-with an exception already noted in passing.@footnote{The backspace
-character is also meaningful;
-see
-@ref{Page Motions}.}
+with an exception already noted
+in passing.@footnote{The backspace character
+is also meaningful.
+@xref{Page Motions}.}
@cindex request
@cindex control character (@code{.})
@cindex character, control (@code{.})
diff --git a/man/roff.7.man b/man/roff.7.man
index 3b9b1b2bf..f0c070d68 100644
--- a/man/roff.7.man
+++ b/man/roff.7.man
@@ -451,10 +451,13 @@ preprocessor to lay out tables.
.
.\" BEGIN Keep roughly parallel with groff.texi node "Requests and
.\" Macros".
-.\" We have now encountered almost all of the syntax there is in the
-.\" @code{roff} language, with an exception already noted in
-.\" passing.@footnote{The backspace character is another; see
-.\" @ref{Page Motions}.}
+.\" The foregoing describes almost all of the syntax of the
+.\" @code{roff}
+.\" language,
+.\" with an exception already noted in
+.\" in passing.@footnote{The backspace character
+.\" is also meaningful.
+.\" @xref{Page Motions}.}
A
.I request
is an instruction to the formatter that occurs after a
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