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[groff] 01/10: groff_mdoc(7): Tighten wording and clarify.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 01/10: groff_mdoc(7): Tighten wording and clarify.
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 21:50:49 -0500 (EST)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 384929ee74aff4ccda7757a95f61b3cc8363be6b
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Dec 19 11:06:33 2022 -0600

    groff_mdoc(7): Tighten wording and clarify.
---
 tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man | 19 ++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man b/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
index 2a77ee50c..71a91948f 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ which double-quotes its arguments.
 .El
 .
 .
-.Ss "Macro usage"
+.Ss Usage
 .
 An
 .Xr mdoc
@@ -281,14 +281,12 @@ see subsection
 .Sx "Extended arguments"
 below.
 .
-Neutral quotes
+Neutral double quotes
 .Li \[dq]
-can be used to group multiple words into an argument.
-.
-Almost all macros handle quoted arguments
-(see subsection
+can be used to group multiple words into an argument;
+see subsection
 .Sx "Passing space characters in an argument"
-below).
+below.
 .
 .
 .Pp
@@ -706,12 +704,7 @@ The first items in the template are the commands
 and
 .Pf . Ic \&Os .
 .
-These correspond to the document date;
-the page topic and section of the manual to which the page belongs;
-and the project or package supplying the page,
-or the operating system for which it is developed.
-.
-These commands identify the page and are discussed below in section
+They identify the page and are discussed below in section
 .Sx "Title macros" .
 .
 .



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