Small changes, reducing verbosity.

diff --git a/man.7 b/man.7
index fe2b2b8fa8cb76cace994fd868da154e1a8d19e7..d99cf7218f01725173eaec9fcf75a902f13df3b5 100644 (file)
--- a/man.7
+++ b/man.7
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $Id: man.7,v 1.18 2009/07/04 09:00:41 kristaps Exp $
+.\"    $Id: man.7,v 1.19 2009/07/14 15:56:44 kristaps Exp $

 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
 .\"
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
 .\"


@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"

-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 4 2009 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 14 2009 $

 .Dt MAN 7
 .Os
 .\" SECTION
 .Dt MAN 7
 .Os
 .\" SECTION


@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ The
 .Nm man
 language was historically used to format 
 .Ux
 .Nm man
 language was historically used to format 
 .Ux

-manuals.  This reference document describes the syntax and structure of
-this language.
+manuals.  This reference document describes its syntax, structure, and
+usage.

 .Pp
 .Pp

-.Em \&Do not
-use 
+.Bf Em
+Do not use 

 .Nm
 .Nm

-to write your manuals.  Use the
+to write your manuals.  
+.Ef
+Use the

 .Xr mdoc 7
 language, instead.
 .\" PARAGRAPH
 .Xr mdoc 7
 language, instead.
 .\" PARAGRAPH


@@ -53,13 +55,8 @@ Other lines are interpreted within the current state.
 .Sh INPUT ENCODING
 .Nm
 documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the
 .Sh INPUT ENCODING
 .Nm
 documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the

-space character
-.Sq \  ,
-and tabs
-.Sq \et . 
-All manuals must have
+space character, and the tabs character.  All manuals must have

 .Ux
 .Ux

-.Sq \en

 line termination.  
 .Pp
 Blank lines are acceptable; where found, the output will assert a
 line termination.  
 .Pp
 Blank lines are acceptable; where found, the output will assert a