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commit 154f946a5c8bd972dbf872841b49110e49194adf
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 10 07:28:27 2025 -0600
tbl(1): Recast description.
Introduce "table region" terminology earlier.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 18 ++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index d1211feac..0ab217efb 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -92,14 +92,18 @@ preprocessor that translates descriptions of tables
embedded in
input into the language understood by
.IR @g@troff .
.
-It copies the contents of each
-.I file
-to the standard output stream,
-except that lines between
+It copies each
+.IR file 's
+contents to the standard output stream,
+transforming each
+.I "table region"
+between lines sarting with
.B .TS
and
.B .TE
-are interpreted as table descriptions.
+into instructions to the GNU
+.I troff \" GNU
+formatter.
.
While GNU
.IR tbl 's \" GNU
@@ -147,9 +151,7 @@ and
.B .TE
(table end).
.
-Each such
-.I table region
-encloses one or more table descriptions.
+Each such table region encloses one or more table descriptions.
.
Within a table region,
table descriptions beyond the first must each be preceded
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