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commit 2251bc16288fd2ecf314a465a55732ba901cdace
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Mar 14 20:14:36 2025 -0500
[doc,man]: Clarify .nn line numbering supression.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 8 +++++---
man/groff.7.man | 5 +++--
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index f8fb2719f..65a0f19ac 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -17222,7 +17222,7 @@ output lines counted by the
@code{nm}
request.
If
-@var{skip}=0,
+@var{skip} is@tie{}@samp{0},
@c XXX: negative values accepted; check AT&T troff
cancel suppression.
The default is@tie{}1.
@@ -17234,8 +17234,10 @@ lines once
@code{nm}
enables it.
-The @code{.nn} register stores the count of output lines still to have
-their numbering suppressed.
+The @code{.nn} register stores the
+count of lines @c in the environment
+for which numbering is suppressed
+while output line numbering is enabled.
This count is associated with the environment (@pxref{Environments}).
@endDefreq
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index c3bffc5d4..d96f7ef35 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -6807,8 +6807,9 @@ Output line numbering is enabled in the environment
(Boolean-valued).
.
.TP
.REG .nn
-Count of output lines remaining in the environment
-to have numbering suppressed.
+Count of lines in the environment
+for which numbering is suppressed
+while output line numbering is enabled.
.
.TP
.REG .ns
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