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commit 8565c4ca9550ade8d75b17b8e17c6a046c1a144f
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Jan 2 17:22:13 2024 -0600
roff(7): Fix content and style nits.
Content:
* Put a date on Sixth Edition Unix for orientation of the reader.
Style:
* Take our own advice when formatting parameterized file names. Add
quotation marks for clarity when font style changes are suppressed.
---
man/roff.7.man | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/roff.7.man b/man/roff.7.man
index 9d8a8db02..9afe4e195 100644
--- a/man/roff.7.man
+++ b/man/roff.7.man
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ and basic
usage,
updating it as the package accrued features.
.
-Sixth Edition additionally saw the debut of the
+Sixth Edition (1975) additionally saw the debut of the
.I tbl \" AT&T
preprocessor for formatting tables,
also by Lesk.
@@ -1824,11 +1824,12 @@ itself;
this trait combined with their domain-specific nature can make them easy
to acquire and master.
.
-The macro definitions of a package are typically kept in a file called
-.IB name .tmac
+The implementation of a package
+.I name
+is typically kept in a file called
+.RI \[lq]name .tmac \[rq]
(historically,
-.BI tmac. name\/\c\" Italic correction comes before \c !
-).
+.RI \[lq] tmac. name\[rq]).
.
Find details on the naming and placement of macro packages in
.MR groff_tmac @MAN5EXT@ .
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