gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 4ce2115bf1c00f4db2fee58f4fd07854b4959dd5
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun Apr 26 23:23:37 2026 -0500
[doc,man]: Recast intro to date/time registers.
* Favor active voice over passive.
* Break input lines in a roff-friendly way.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 13 +++++++++----
man/groff.7.man | 12 ++++++------
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 6f0e3c56a..1ed65b581 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -20372,10 +20372,15 @@ GNU
program in its operating environment.
@endDefreq
-Date- and time-related registers are set per the local time as
-determined by @cite{localtime@r{(3)}} when the formatter launches. This
-initialization can be influenced by the environment variable @env{TZ} or
-overridden by @env{SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}; see @ref{Environment}.
+The formatter sets date- and time-related registers per the local time
+as determined by
+@cite{localtime@r{(3)}}
+when the formatter launches.
+This initialization can be influenced by the environment variable
+@env{TZ}
+and overridden by
+@env{SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH};
+recall @ref{Environment}.
@table @code
@item \n[seconds]
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index e472dc11e..6b07db2c2 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -7875,15 +7875,15 @@ Several registers are predefined but also modifiable;
some are updated upon interpretation of certain requests or escape
sequences.
.
-Date- and time-related registers are set to the local time as determined
-by
+The formatter sets date- and time-related registers per the local time
+as determined by
.MR localtime 3
when the formatter launches.
.
-This initialization can be overridden by
-.I \%SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
-and
-.IR TZ ;
+This initialization can be influenced by the environment variable
+.I TZ
+and overridden by
+.IR \%SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH ;
see section \[lq]Environment\[rq] of
.MR groff @MAN1EXT@ .
.
_______________________________________________
groff-commit mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff-commit
