[bug #64356] [PATCH] [troff] tag use of '\~' with 'w' command

[G. Branden Robinson]

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #64356 (project groff):

Documentation update.


diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 37a25e8b4..aad4bce4d 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -17797,10 +17797,10 @@ @node Simple Commands
 
 @item w
 Indicate an inter-word space.  No action is performed; the command is
-present to make the output more easily parsed.  Only adjustable,
-breakable inter-word spaces are thus described; those resulting from
-@code{\~} or horizontal motion escape sequences are not.  GNU
-@code{troff} issues this command but @code{groff}'s output driver
+present to make the output more easily parsed.  Only inter-word spaces
+on an output line (be they breakable or not) are thus described; those
+resulting from @code{\~} or horizontal motion escape sequences are not.
+GNU @code{troff} issues this command but @code{groff}'s output driver
 library ignores it.  See @code{h} and @code{H} above.
 @end table
 
diff --git a/man/groff_out.5.man b/man/groff_out.5.man
index 9c1534e2e..de6d872ac 100644
--- a/man/groff_out.5.man
+++ b/man/groff_out.5.man
@@ -822,8 +822,9 @@ .SS "Simple commands"
 No action is performed;
 the command is present to make the output more easily parsed.
 .
-Only adjustable,
-breakable inter-word spaces are thus described;
+Only inter-word spaces on an output line
+(be they breakable or not)
+are thus described;
 those resulting from
 .B \[rs]\[ti]
 or horizontal motion escape sequences are not.




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