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commit 45f8de8b711f89726577adb15062d54848b9aa59
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Dec 3 00:42:08 2024 -0600
gdiffmk(1): Tighten description of `-B` option.
This document was overrunning a page solely due to "See also".
---
contrib/gdiffmk/gdiffmk.1.man | 20 +++++++-------------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/gdiffmk/gdiffmk.1.man b/contrib/gdiffmk/gdiffmk.1.man
index 4b04277e7..1d3266159 100644
--- a/contrib/gdiffmk/gdiffmk.1.man
+++ b/contrib/gdiffmk/gdiffmk.1.man
@@ -160,21 +160,15 @@ Default:
.
.TP
.B \-B
-By default,
-the deleted texts marked by the
+Suppress
+.B br
+requests inserted by
.B \-D
-option end with an added
-.I roff
-break request,
-.BR .br ,
-to ensure that the deletions are marked properly.
-.
-This is the only way to guarantee that deletions and small
-changes get flagged.
+option.
.
-This option directs the program not to insert these breaks;
-it makes no sense to use it without
-.BR \-D .
+Use with caution;
+such requests are the only way to guarantee that deletions and small
+changes are marked.
.
.
.TP
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