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Subject: [bug #58933] [PATCH] doc/groff.texi, man/groff.7.man: clarify description of \&
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Update of bug #58933 (project groff):

                  Status:               Need Info => Fixed                  
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed                 
         Planned Release:                    None => 1.22.5                 

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Follow-up Comment #6:

I had a moment of wavering doubt involving "string comparisons", but I
overcame them after writing enough short experiments.  The key conclusion I
reached there is that formatting is not the same thing as rendering.

Closing per Dave's observation.



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