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Problems with dash.1: (Identical patches should apply to: sh.1 sh.distrib.1) Ambiguous or invalid backslash. This doesn't cause groff a problem. but it confuses doclifter and may confuse older troff implementations. --- dash.1-unpatched 2018-05-16 16:52:28.478288208 -0400 +++ dash.1 2018-05-16 16:52:28.182290220 -0400 @@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ .Ic shift will issue an error message, and exit with return status 2. .It test Ar expression -.It \&[ Ar expression Cm ] +.It \&[ Ar expression \&] The .Ic test utility evaluates the expression and, if it evaluates