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[groff] 06/08: doc/groff.texi: Fix phrasing nit.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 06/08: doc/groff.texi: Fix phrasing nit. |
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Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:09:46 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit fa84b273a8d38ff61f886f8d073921fea6990e2e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Nov 18 00:48:50 2020 +1100
doc/groff.texi: Fix phrasing nit.
Say "writable" register instead of "read-write"; there are no write-only
registers in groff.
---
doc/groff.texi | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index fe1ca87..0f7952a 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -8982,7 +8982,7 @@ eject a page. @xref{Page Layout}.
@cindex page number register (@code{%})
@cindex current page number (@code{%})
-The read-write register@tie{}@code{%} holds the current page number.
+The writable register@tie{}@code{%} holds the current page number.
The register @code{.pe} is set to@tie{}1 while @code{bp} is active.
@xref{Page Location Traps}.
@@ -13432,7 +13432,7 @@ return value of the @code{.h} register.
@cindex @code{dl} register, and @code{da} (@code{boxa})
@cindex @code{da} request, and @code{dn} (@code{dl})
@cindex @code{boxa} request, and @code{dn} (@code{dl})
-After completing a diversion, the read-write registers @code{dn} and
+After completing a diversion, the writable registers @code{dn} and
@code{dl} contain the vertical and horizontal size of the diversion.
Only the just-processed lines are counted: for the computation of
@code{dn} and @code{dl}, the requests @code{da} and @code{boxa} are
@@ -14230,7 +14230,7 @@ format their values for output.
@endExample
@cindex @code{system()} return value register (@code{systat})
-The @code{systat} read-write register contains the return value of the
+The writable register @code{systat} contains the return value of the
@code{system()} function executed by the last @code{sy} request.
@endDefreq
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