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commit 76810368697e6b1e7a86484394343f83e6b87ad7
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Nov 27 00:38:31 2025 -0600
[doc,man]: Clarify, restyle, and sync.
...desciptions of the groff and troff `-M` options.
* Say "option _letter_".
* Favor active voice over passive.
* Synchronize wording and input line breaks between our Texinfo manual
and man(7) pages.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 13 ++++++++++---
src/roff/groff/groff.1.man | 2 +-
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 3de6b417e..a17da7f61 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -1121,9 +1121,16 @@ current working directory is otherwise searched last.
@option{-I} works
similarly to, and is named for, the ``include'' option of Unix C
compilers.
-@command{groff} passes @option{-I} options and their arguments to
-@command{gsoelim}, @command{gtroff}, and output drivers; with the option
-changed to @option{-M}, the same arguments are passed to @command{ggrn}.
+@command{groff}
+passes
+@option{-I}
+options and their arguments to
+@command{gsoelim},
+@command{gtroff},
+and output drivers;
+with the option letter changed to
+@option{-M},
+it passes the same arguments to @command{ggrn}.
@item -j
Run @command{gchem} preprocessor. Implies @option{-p}.
diff --git a/src/roff/groff/groff.1.man b/src/roff/groff/groff.1.man
index 24e41267f..0d63eeeb0 100644
--- a/src/roff/groff/groff.1.man
+++ b/src/roff/groff/groff.1.man
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ options and their arguments to
and output drivers;
with the option letter changed to
.BR \-M ,
-the same arguments are passed to
+it passes the same arguments to
.MR @g@grn @MAN1EXT@ .
.
.
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