[Groff-commit] groff/man groff.man

[Werner LEMBERG]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/groff
Module name:    groff
Changes by:     Werner LEMBERG <wl>     12/12/03 09:17:13

Modified files:
        man            : groff.man 

Log message:
        Improve documentation of `\.'.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/man/groff.man?cvsroot=groff&r1=1.107&r2=1.108

Patches:
Index: groff.man
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/groff/groff/man/groff.man,v
retrieving revision 1.107
retrieving revision 1.108
diff -u -b -r1.107 -r1.108
--- groff.man   12 May 2012 03:50:41 -0000      1.107
+++ groff.man   3 Dec 2012 09:17:13 -0000       1.108
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 This file is part of groff, the GNU roff type-setting system.
 
-Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
-              2009, 2010
+Copyright (C) 2000-2010, 2012
   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 written by Bernd Warken <address@hidden>
 maintained by Werner Lemberg <address@hidden>
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@
 .BR "copy mode" .
 .
 .P
-The copy mode behavior can be quite tricky, but there are some rules
+The copy mode behaviour can be quite tricky, but there are some rules
 that ensure a safe usage.
 .
 .IP 1.
@@ -541,10 +540,6 @@
 .request while .
 There it is the control character that introduces a request (or macro).
 .
-The special behavior can be delayed by using the
-.esc .
-escape.
-.
 By using the
 .request cc
 request, the control character can be set to a different character,
@@ -624,7 +619,7 @@
 introducing an escape name or argument consisting of exactly two
 characters.
 .
-In groff, this behavior can be replaced by the \f[CB][]\f[] construct.
+In groff, this behaviour can be replaced by the \f[CB][]\f[] construct.
 .TP
 \&\f[CB][\f[]
 The opening bracket is only special in groff escape sequences; there
@@ -2769,7 +2764,9 @@
 .
 .TP
 .ESC .
-An uninterpreted dot (period), even at start of line.
+The same as a dot (`.').
+Necessary in nested macro definitions so that `\[rs]\[rs]..' expands to
+`..'.
 .
 .TP
 .ESC %
@@ -4080,7 +4077,7 @@
 .SH AUTHORS
 .\" --------------------------------------------------------------------
 .
-Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
+Copyright (C) 2000-2010, 2012
 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 .
 .P