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[groff] 02/10: man/groff.7.man: Fix content nits.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 02/10: man/groff.7.man: Fix content nits. |
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Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:23:42 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit cbe2a11abe6deb3258084b8be5216d71db8c0905
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Tue Nov 9 20:41:51 2021 +1100
man/groff.7.man: Fix content nits.
* Recast to be more honest with people who think like parsers.
* Clarify how AT&T troff (technically, nroff) contributed to roff
operator syntax.
---
man/groff.7.man | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index fe9dd94..e5afa71 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -857,7 +857,9 @@ Scale by 65536.
.
.P
.B Numerical expressions
-are combinations of operators with the numerical values discussed above.
+are combinations of
+(zero or more)
+operators with the numerical values discussed above.
.
Arithmetic operators are parsed strictly from left to right;
traditional algebraic precedence is not observed.
@@ -871,8 +873,11 @@ to specify operator precedence.
Parentheses also permit the use of spaces between operators and their
arguments.
.
-Several operators were defined by AT&T
-.IR troff . \" AT&T
+AT&T
+.I troff \" AT&T
+originated several
+.I roff
+operators.
.
.
.P
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