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commit ee692465a29c27214fe1a31c7a149a368f8581ad
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Apr 30 15:14:15 2026 -0500
grotty(1): Add historical note.
Now I know the reason for the existence of colcrt(1); contrast col(1).
The latter doesn't work well with video terminals, where partial line
feeds are not a thing.
---
src/devices/grotty/grotty.1.man | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/devices/grotty/grotty.1.man b/src/devices/grotty/grotty.1.man
index e8b0e7b6e..757f7a520 100644
--- a/src/devices/grotty/grotty.1.man
+++ b/src/devices/grotty/grotty.1.man
@@ -294,11 +294,15 @@ In contrast to the terminal output drivers of some other
.I roff
implementations,
.I grotty
-never outputs reverse line feeds.
+never outputs reverse
+(or partial)
+line feeds.
.
You need not filter its output
through
.MR col 1
+or
+.MR colcrt 1
to remove them.
.
.
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