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[groff] 05/05: groff_mdoc(7): Tighten wording.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 05/05: groff_mdoc(7): Tighten wording.
Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 04:20:54 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 5cdead9c1dc464e208be3b06bbba8c365075ce90
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri May 19 02:16:23 2023 -0500

    groff_mdoc(7): Tighten wording.
    
    We've already introduced the dummy character.
---
 tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man b/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
index 5c214a788..95689eec4 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_mdoc.7.man
@@ -343,8 +343,7 @@ to specify an optional flag with an argument.
 .El
 .
 To prevent a word from being interpreted as a macro name,
-precede it with the escape sequence
-.Ql \e& .
+precede it with the dummy character.
 .
 .Bl -tag -width ".Op\ \e&Fl\ s\ \e&Ar bytes" -offset indent -compact
 .It Li ".Op \e&Fl s \e&Ar bytes"



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