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commit fe3db54006f76eb971a093a8a0291a77d6f4f110
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 2 02:50:52 2026 -0600
[doc,man]: Fix typos.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 20 ++++++++++----------
man/groff.7.man | 12 ++++++------
man/groff_diff.7.man | 2 +-
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 92317b831..e4642a351 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -9965,7 +9965,7 @@ special,
or indexed characters)
as a
@dfn{hyphenation exception word}
-such that each occurence of a hyphen-minus
+such that each occurrence of a hyphen-minus
`-'
in
@var{word}
@@ -12567,7 +12567,7 @@ Whereas a
is an abstraction of semantic information,
a
@dfn{glyph}
-is an intelligble mark visible on screen or paper.
+is an intelligible mark visible on screen or paper.
A character has many possible representation forms;
for example,
the character `A'
@@ -12669,7 +12669,7 @@ or
escape sequence syntax,
where
@var{xxx}
-is an identifer.
+is an identifier.
An
@dfn{indexed character}
bypasses most character-to-glyph resolution logic,
@@ -14544,7 +14544,7 @@ interpolates the post-vertical spacing.
When configuring the type size,
AT&T
@command{troff} @c AT&T
-ignored scaling units and intepreted all measurements in points.
+ignored scaling units and interpreted all measurements in points.
Combined with integer arithmetic,
this design choice made it impossible to support,
for instance,
@@ -16560,7 +16560,7 @@ The escape character
by default)
when used before itself
@dfn{quotes}
-an escape character for later interpreation
+an escape character for later interpretation
in an enclosing context.
Escape character quotation enables you to control
whether the formatter interprets a given
@@ -16691,7 +16691,7 @@ This understeer is getting
@endExample
As seen above,
-the formatter interpets each escape character in multiple contexts;
+the formatter interprets each escape character in multiple contexts;
once,
when populating the macro or string,
where the first
@@ -16978,7 +16978,7 @@ regarding the trailing
An input backspace becomes a negative horizontal motion
of one word space;
recall @ref{Manipulating Filling and Adjustment}.
-This feature persists for backward compatibiity
+This feature persists for backward compatibility
with early formatters that predate
@command{nroff} @c generic
and even Unix itself,
@@ -21931,7 +21931,7 @@ The escape sequences
@code{\s},
and
@code{\S}
-are transparent to control charcter recognition
+are transparent to control character recognition
at the beginning of a line,
or after the conditional expression of an
@code{if}
@@ -22431,7 +22431,7 @@ and an argument reduces the report to a sum of the
above in the same
units.
GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
-reports ther lengths in characters or nodes if given no arguments,
+reports their lengths in characters or nodes if given no arguments,
and otherwise dumps
the @acronym{JSON}-encoded name,
contents,
@@ -22868,7 +22868,7 @@ directive.
@item unitwidth @var{n}
@kindex unitwidth
-Arbitary basis with respect to which font metrics are proportionally
+Arbitrary basis with respect to which font metrics are proportionally
scaled when rendering glyphs at a type size of one point.
@item unscaled_charwidths
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index da316da11..d3133bec2 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ to spring that trap even if the page has already started
.
.
.\" TODO: Add sections here about characters (including custom
-.\" defintions with the `char` request family) and fonts (including
+.\" definitions with the `char` request family) and fonts (including
.\" special fonts and the character resolution process).
.\" ====================================================================
.SH "Control structures"
@@ -3913,7 +3913,7 @@ special,
or indexed characters)
as a
.I "hyphenation exception word"
-such that each occurence of a hyphen-minus
+such that each occurrence of a hyphen-minus
.RB \[lq] \- \[rq]
in
.I word
@@ -8034,7 +8034,7 @@ Whereas a
is an abstraction of semantic information,
a
.I glyph
-is an intelligble mark visible on screen or paper.
+is an intelligible mark visible on screen or paper.
.
A character has many possible representation forms;
for example,
@@ -8102,7 +8102,7 @@ or
escape sequence syntax,
where
.I xxx
-is an identifer.
+is an identifier.
.
An
.I "indexed character"
@@ -8716,7 +8716,7 @@ The escape character
by default)
when used before itself
.I quotes
-an escape character for later interpreation
+an escape character for later interpretation
in an enclosing context.
.
Escape character quotation enables you to control
@@ -8802,7 +8802,7 @@ Macro definitions can be nested to arbitrary depth.
Given the input character sequence
.RB \[lq] \|\[rs]\[rs] \[rq]
in a macro or string definition,
-the formatter interpets each escape character in multiple contexts;
+the formatter interprets each escape character in multiple contexts;
once,
when populating the macro or string,
where the first
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 8593cc64a..cad5ceb14 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ but produces no hyphen if the word breaks at that location.
When configuring the type size,
AT&T
.I troff \" AT&T
-ignored scaling units and intepreted all measurements in points.
+ignored scaling units and interpreted all measurements in points.
Combined with integer arithmetic,
this design choice made it impossible to support,
for instance,
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