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commit 0385efe757ae6d6a59f9e3933322c30c727efcfc
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun Aug 16 14:55:56 2026 -0500
[ms]: Clarify what distinguishes ms(7) and man(7).
Man pages can and have been typeset and professionally published.
Summarize features that distinguish it from man(7) (and mdoc(7)).
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 4 +++-
doc/ms.ms.in | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 0867cc29b..284c1c3ea 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -3125,7 +3125,9 @@ Whereas
suits brief references,
@file{ms}
can handle long or complex works
-intended for printing and possible publication.
+that require deep sectioning,
+footnotes,
+or multiple columnation.
Macro,
register,
diff --git a/doc/ms.ms.in b/doc/ms.ms.in
index ba0e04098..fee4fdc7e 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms.in
+++ b/doc/ms.ms.in
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ Whereas
suits brief references,
.I ms
can handle long or complex works
-intended for printing and possible publication.
+that require deep sectioning,
+footnotes,
+or multiple columnation.
.
.
.PP
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