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commit 2ff63150101b197e592b156e151e4513d4f19e95
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon May 25 14:03:04 2026 -0500

    doc/groff.texi.in: Recast `cflags` usage advice.
    
    * Clarify.
    * Tighten wording.
    * Break input lines in places convenient for roffing and diffing.
---
 doc/groff.texi.in | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index a00f870f1..ac5b415b6 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -14106,10 +14106,14 @@ numeric ranges like ``3000--5000'', insert
 @endExample
 
 @noindent
-into your document.  However, this practice can lead to bad layout if
-done thoughtlessly; in most situations, a better solution instead of
-changing the @code{cflags} value is to insert @code{\:} right after the
-hyphen at the places that really need a break point.
+into your document.
+However,
+this practice can lead to bad layout if done thoughtlessly;
+in most situations,
+a solution superior to altering a character's flags
+is inserting
+@code{\:}
+at the places that need a break point.
 @end table
 
 The remaining values were implemented for East Asian language support;

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