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commit acb36b8198cf8e36abc997c313640ecd5330b78b
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Dec 19 12:56:25 2024 -0600
[doc,man]: Clarify "Registers" section.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 17 ++++++++++++-----
man/groff.7.man | 6 ++++--
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index eb563eca3..ff7176bea 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -7506,11 +7506,18 @@ the call of its end macro.
@section Registers
@cindex registers
-In the @code{roff} language, numbers and measurements can be stored in
-@dfn{registers}. Many built-in registers exist, supplying anything from
-the date to details of formatting parameters; some of these are
-read-only. You can also define your own. @xref{Identifiers}, for
-information on constructing a valid name for a register.
+In the
+@code{roff}
+language,
+numbers and measurements can be stored in
+@dfn{registers}.
+Many built-in registers exist,
+supplying anything from components of the date
+to details of formatting parameters;
+some of these are read-only.
+You can also define your own.
+@xref{Identifiers},
+for information on constructing a valid name for a register.
@cindex format, register
@cindex register format
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 0bcb8e32a..5a6162d25 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -6240,12 +6240,14 @@ numbers and measurements can be stored in
.I registers.
.
Many built-in registers exist,
-supplying anything from the date to details of formatting parameters;
+supplying anything from components of the date
+to details of formatting parameters;
some of these are read-only.
.
You can also define your own.
.
-See section \[lq]Identifiers\[rq] above for information on constructing
+See section \[lq]Identifiers\[rq] above
+for information on constructing
a valid name for a register.
.
.
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