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commit 71cff14aee7d9a1ed0d73a2374361639a2fcbc2a
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Dec 6 03:10:29 2025 -0600
[doc,man]: Clarify diff in delimiter handling.
...between AT&T and GNU troffs.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 4 +++-
man/groff_diff.7.man | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 74b00213b..5810b5384 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -20295,7 +20295,9 @@ as well as
and
@key{Control+L}
(FF or form feed),
-all of which cause
+all of which,
+when used as delimiters,
+cause
@acronym{AT&T}
@code{troff} @c AT&T
to behave in ways difficult to predict.
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 870890ecb..c327353de 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -5335,6 +5335,7 @@ GNU
.IR troff , \" GNU
when not in compatibility mode,
recognizes a single consistent set of delimiters.
+.
Compatibility mode
emulates
AT&T
@@ -5351,7 +5352,9 @@ Control+H
and
Control+L
(FF or form feed),
-all of which cause
+all of which,
+when used as delimiters,
+cause
AT&T
.I troff \" AT&T
to behave in ways difficult to predict.
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