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commit 755590e99709c1ce060035bf3d396cb609a28619
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 4 20:52:27 2026 -0500
[doc,man]: Clarify meaning of `.in` register.
Illustration:
$ groff -z <<EOF
> .pnr .in
> .in 10n
> .pnr .in
> .ti -5n
> .pnr .in
> EOF
.in 0 0
.in 50000 0
.in 25000 0
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 2 +-
man/groff.7.man | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 71addaff4..af0ed747b 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -12285,7 +12285,7 @@ In other words,
it does not change a pending output line's indentation.
The read-only register
@code{.in}
-reports the indentation that applies to the pending output line.
+reports the total indentation that applies to the pending output line.
The temporary indentation is associated
with the environment.@footnote{@xref{Environments}.}
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index ef0a3fadf..6c71ce4d9 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ ignoring temporary indentation.
.
The read-only register
.B .in
-reports the indentation that applies to the pending output line.
+reports the total indentation that applies to the pending output line.
.
The line length as set by
.B ll
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