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commit 02099f2e4da7efa38ee4b858bb34b1637f8fb0f5
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Dec 6 07:52:52 2025 -0600
groff(7): Recast "Compatibility Mode" section.
Favor active voice over passive. Increase precision of compatibility
claims, since there's more to a *roff system than just the formatter.
---
man/groff.7.man | 20 +++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 377d79506..d9e1b4203 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -9229,20 +9229,26 @@ as output.
.SH "Compatibility mode"
.\" ====================================================================
.
-The differences between the
+.MR groff_diff @MAN7EXT@
+documents differences between the
.I roff
-language recognized by GNU
+language recognized by
+GNU
.I troff \" GNU
-and that of AT&T
+and that of
+AT&T
.IR troff , \" AT&T
as well as the device,
font,
and device-independent page description formats described by
-CSTR\~#54 are documented in
-.MR groff_diff @MAN7EXT@ .
+CSTR\~#54.
.
-.I groff
-provides an AT&T compatibility mode.
+GNU
+.I troff \" GNU
+provides an
+AT&T
+.I troff \" AT&T
+compatibility mode.
.
The
.request cp
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