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commit ee4ec1a56425ea0e2c846acf0de0d47ed89ba72e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Mar 31 17:48:44 2026 -0500
doc/groff.texi.in: Rearrange `af` discussion.
* Move statement about invalid syntax earlier.
* Break input lines in a roff-friendly way.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index bf371f7f4..9ff584e31 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -9234,14 +9234,30 @@ Valid number formats are as follows.
@table @code
@item 0@r{@dots{}}
-Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, and so on.
-Any decimal digit is equivalent to @samp{0}; the formatter merely counts
-the digits specified. Multiple Arabic numerals in @var{fmt} cause
-interpolations to be zero-padded on the left if necessary to at least as
-many digits as specified (interpolations never truncate a register
-value). A register with format @samp{00} interpolates values 1, 2, 3 as
-@samp{01}, @samp{02}, @samp{03}. The default format for all writable
-registers is @samp{0}.
+Arabic numerals 0,
+1,
+2,
+and so on.
+Any decimal digit is equivalent to
+@samp{0};
+the formatter merely counts the digits specified.
+Multiple Arabic numerals in
+@var{fmt}
+cause interpolations to be zero-padded on the left
+if necessary
+to at least as many digits as specified
+(interpolations never truncate a register value).
+A register with format
+@samp{00}
+interpolates values 1,
+2,
+3 as
+@samp{01},
+@samp{02},
+@samp{03}.
+The default format for all writable registers is
+@samp{0}.
+Specifying an unrecognized format is an error.
@item I
@cindex Roman numerals
@@ -9258,8 +9274,6 @@ Uppercase letters: 0, A, B, C, @dots{},@tie{}Z, AA,
AB,@tie{}@enddots{}
Lowercase letters: 0, a, b, c, @dots{},@tie{}z, aa, ab,@tie{}@enddots{}
@end table
-Specifying an unrecognized format is an error.
-
Zero values are interpolated as @samp{0} in non-Arabic formats.
Negative quantities are prefixed with @samp{-} irrespective of format.
In Arabic formats, the sign supplements the field width. If @var{reg}
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