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[groff] 14/19: groff(7): Fix content nits.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 14/19: groff(7): Fix content nits.
Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 15:07:32 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 28abea9f5de4a6e8047831d4a2b9989c0a1a3145
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon May 29 05:45:22 2023 -0500

    groff(7): Fix content nits.
    
    * Update desynced metasyntactic variable name.
    * Clarify behavior of `ll` request and meaning of `.ll` register.
---
 man/groff.7.man | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 22faa1aba..163f85594 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ Create string
 .I name
 with empty contents;
 no operation if
-.I string
+.I name
 already exists.
 .
 .TPx
@@ -3470,17 +3470,21 @@ Set ligature mode to
 .
 .TPx
 .REQ .ll
-Set length of subsequent output lines to previous value.
+Set line length to previous value.
+.
+Does not affect a pending output line.
 .
 .TPx
 .REQ .ll "\[+-]N"
-Set length of subsequent output lines to
+Set line length to
 .I \[+-]N
 (default length
 .scalednumber 6.5 i ,
 default scaling unit\~\c
 .scaleindicator m ).
 .
+Does not affect a pending output line.
+.
 .TPx
 .REQ .lsm
 Unset the leading space macro (trap).
@@ -5799,7 +5803,7 @@ Line-tabs mode is enabled (Boolean-valued).
 .
 .TP
 .REG .ll
-Length of pending output line.
+Line length applicable to the pending output line.
 .
 .TP
 .REG .lt



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