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commit 6c9bf613080f68166eaec085716bef8fb0946dba
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Feb 4 04:25:37 2026 -0600
groff_man_style(7): Reform terminology.
Use "format" rather than "display" as a verb where the former is meant,
to avoid confusion with production of typographical displays.
---
tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index a6d9711d1..5f10671ad 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -1645,7 +1645,8 @@ for more information.
.
.
.IP
-displays as \[lq]Contact Fred Foonly \[la]fred\:.foonly@\:fubar\:.net\[ra]
+formats as
+\[lq]Contact Fred Foonly \[la]fred\:.foonly@\:fubar\:.net\[ra]
for more information.\[rq].
_endif()dnl
.
@@ -1706,7 +1707,7 @@ home page
.
.
.IP
-displays as \[lq]The GNU Project of the Free Software Foundation hosts
+formats as \[lq]The GNU Project of the Free Software Foundation hosts
the
.I groff
home page
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