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[groff] 35/51: groff_mdoc(7): Update "man page" term explanation.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 35/51: groff_mdoc(7): Update "man page" term explanation.
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 08:15:54 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 7e69fa022ea1bfe173ec36f63c873bc1bf1ef985
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Sep 7 22:36:50 2022 -0500

    groff_mdoc(7): Update "man page" term explanation.
    
    Grammatically, nouns have gender, not sex.  Also clarify that a man page
    is a man page whether it's in written in man(7) or mdoc(7).
    
    Obligatory URL for this commit:
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44667195
---
 tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man b/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
index 400fb0f76..10152aef9 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
@@ -119,11 +119,14 @@ translation to future documentation tools.
 .
 .
 .Pp
-Throughout the
+Throughout
 .Ux
-manual pages,
-a manual entry is simply referred to as a man page,
-regardless of actual length and without sexist intention.
+documentation,
+a manual entry is referred simply to as a
+.Dq "man page" ,
+regardless of its length,
+without gendered implication,
+and irrespective of the macro package selected for its composition.
 .
 .
 .Sh "Getting started"



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