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[groff] 02/22: doc/groff.texi: Wrap long source line.
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G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[groff] 02/22: doc/groff.texi: Wrap long source line. |
Date: |
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 10:49:44 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 18e2d6cee68002c157702b998719080a931d1716
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Aug 2 13:00:23 2021 +1000
doc/groff.texi: Wrap long source line.
---
doc/groff.texi | 19 ++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 2b3a1bd..dfb369d 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -4938,15 +4938,16 @@ A @dfn{request} is an instruction to the formatter that
occurs after a
control character. A @dfn{control character} must occur at the
beginning of an input line to be recognized.@footnote{A control
character is also expected in arguments to the @code{if}, @code{ie},
-@code{el}, and @code{while} requests.} The regular control character has a
counterpart, the
-@dfn{no-break control character}, which suppresses the break that is
-implied by some requests. The default control characters are the dot
-(@code{.}) and the neutral apostrophe (@code{'}), the latter being the
-no-break control character. These characters were chosen because it is
-uncommon for lines of text in natural languages to begin with periods or
-apostrophes. If you require a literal period or neutral
-apostrophe where GNU @code{troff} is expecting a control character,
-prefix it with the non-printing input break escape sequence, @samp{\&}.
+@code{el}, and @code{while} requests.} The regular control character
+has a counterpart, the @dfn{no-break control character}, which
+suppresses the break that is implied by some requests. The default
+control characters are the dot (@code{.}) and the neutral apostrophe
+(@code{'}), the latter being the no-break control character. These
+characters were chosen because it is uncommon for lines of text in
+natural languages to begin with periods or apostrophes. If you require
+a literal period or neutral apostrophe where GNU @code{troff} is
+expecting a control character, prefix it with the non-printing input
+break escape sequence, @samp{\&}.
@cindex control line
An input line beginning with a control character is called a
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