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Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Aug 28 20:07:00 2026 -0500
doc/meref.me.in: Motivate syntax/notation.
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doc/meref.me.in | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/meref.me.in b/doc/meref.me.in
index 5a7564693..ada76cda1 100644
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+++ b/doc/meref.me.in
@@ -232,6 +232,16 @@ and avoid names starting with
The names employed
by any preprocessors in use
should also not be repurposed.
+.pp
+In this manual,
+we employ AT&T
+.i troff \" AT&T
+syntax for continuity with the \*(ME package's history.
+If you don't require portability to AT&T
+.i troff \" AT&T
+or BSD \*(ME,
+you can use \*G's extended syntax;
+see \fIgroff_diff\fP(7).
.\" dead-tree pagination
.br
.ne 8v
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