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bug #51071: groff(7): Add a reference to "groff_tmac(5)" about diversions

Submitted by:  Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig>
Submitted on:  Fri 19 May 2017 11:44:55 PM UTC  
 
Category: CoreSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: DocumentationStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
Open/Closed: OpenPlanned Release: None

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Fri 19 May 2017 11:44:55 PM UTC, original submission:

From 8cb3f3830899433684fe4bb01d29a5dc065d3264 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig@rhi.hi.is>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 23:42:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] groff(7): Add a reference to "groff_tmac(5)" about diversions

An explanation how to write a diversion that works is lacking in the
manual pages, except in groff_tmac(5).

Signed-off-by: Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig@rhi.hi.is>
---
man/groff.7.man | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 00e57f7a..b294063a 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -540,6 +540,9 @@ Moreover, there are some advanced roff elements.
A
.B diversion
stores (formatted) information into a macro for later usage.
+See
+.BR groff_tmac (@MAN5EXT@)
+for more details.
.
A
.B trap
@@ -1531,6 +1534,9 @@ End current diversion.
.REQ .di "macro"
Divert to
.IR macro .
+See
+.BR groff_tmac (@MAN5EXT@)
+for details.
.
.TPx
.REQ .do "name"
@@ -4570,6 +4576,10 @@ the predefined groff special characters (glyphs).
the specification of fonts and the DESC file.
.
.TP
+.BR groff_tmac (@MAN5EXT@)
+contains a chapter about diversions.
+.
+.TP
.BR roff (@MAN7EXT@)
the history of roff, the common parts shared by all roff systems, and
pointers to further documentation.
--
2.11.0

Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig>

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Sun 22 Oct 2017 06:56:52 AM UTCgbrandenStatusIn Progress=>Fixed
    Sun 22 Oct 2017 06:40:56 AM UTCgbrandenCategoryNone=>Core
      Item GroupNone=>Documentation
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      Assigned toNone=>gbranden

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