This was in fact fixed in groff 1.22.3, which is in Ubuntu 15.04 and newer:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42968 http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/groff.git/commit/?id=19f60d9e88208633350987f148396fe1376b76bf ** Bug watch added: GNU Savannah Bug Tracker #42968 http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42968 ** Package changed: openssh (Ubuntu) => groff (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: groff (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1039470 Title: 'man sftp' shows a wrong creation date To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/groff/+bug/1039470/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
