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[groff] 09/17: [docs]: Motivate line continuations better.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 09/17: [docs]: Motivate line continuations better. |
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Thu, 2 Feb 2023 04:24:38 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit b1f9b6ef971dfcefa21b2e3a31b2dc4899c6a824
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Feb 1 19:06:14 2023 -0600
[docs]: Motivate line continuations better.
---
doc/groff.texi | 5 +++--
man/groff.7.man | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 79aa395cb..595df39b3 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -9716,8 +9716,9 @@ collected line still uses the old line length value.
@cindex line control
@cindex control, line
-The @code{roff} language distinguishes input and output line
-continuation.
+When filling is enabled, input and output line breaks generally do not
+correspond. The @code{roff} language therefore distinguishes input and
+output line continuation.
@Defesc {\\@key{RET}, , ,}
@cindex input line continuation (@code{\@key{RET}})
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 9801b1065..9a14bee2a 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -587,9 +587,12 @@ respectively.
.SH "Line continuation"
.\" ====================================================================
.
+When filling is enabled,
+input and output line breaks generally do not correspond.
+.
The
.I roff
-language distinguishes input and output line continuation.
+language therefore distinguishes input and output line continuation.
.
.
.P
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