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commit e0bfffe9f52010698f498f14c94a1bd4baa20333
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Apr 25 08:48:30 2026 -0500
[doc,man]: Recast `char` request description.
Avoid implication that using this request "sets" the escape character as
one might infer from the existence of the `ec` and `ecr` requests.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 6 +++---
man/groff_diff.7.man | 6 +++---
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index c1d9799a5..53a48f1c9 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -13696,9 +13696,9 @@ processes
in a temporary environment and enscapsulates the result
in a node;@footnote{@xref{GNU @command{troff} Internals}.}
disabling compatibility mode
-and setting the escape character
-to@tie{}@code{\}
-while interpreting
+and treating
+@code{\}
+as the escape character while interpreting
@var{contents}.
Any emboldening,
constant spacing,
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 73a6402a9..18e7c81db 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -2614,9 +2614,9 @@ the
.I groff
Texinfo manual),
disabling compatibility mode
-and setting the escape character to
-.RB to\~ \[rs]
-while interpreting
+and treating
+.B \[rs]
+as the escape character while interpreting
.I contents.
.
Any emboldening,
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