On 2023-07-30 21:32, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Clean up in preparation for "MR sed".
>
> Format only one man page cross reference per input line.
>
> Also, since groff 1.23.0 (and Plan 9 from User Space's) `MR` is not a
> font style alternation macro, there is no "reversed" form as with `BR`
> and `RB`. So when a man page cross reference must be immediately
> preceded by punctuation, put that punctuation on the previous text line
> and use the `\c` escape sequence to connect them.
>
> Signed-off-by: "G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> man2/eventfd.2 | 4 +++-
> man2/open.2 | 9 +++++++--
> man2/perf_event_open.2 | 7 ++++++-
> man2/signalfd.2 | 4 +++-
> man2/timerfd_create.2 | 4 +++-
> man5/proc.5 | 4 +++-
> man7/credentials.7 | 15 ++++++++++-----
> man7/pty.7 | 5 ++++-
> man7/spufs.7 | 6 +++++-
> 9 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man2/eventfd.2 b/man2/eventfd.2
> index 2bd781bdf..003a64eb6 100644
> --- a/man2/eventfd.2
> +++ b/man2/eventfd.2
> @@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION
> if the size of the supplied buffer is less than 8 bytes,
> or if an attempt is made to write the value 0xffffffffffffffff.
> .TP
> -.BR poll "(2), " select "(2) (and similar)"
> +.BR poll (2),\~\c
> +.BR select (2)\~\c
> +(and similar)
> The returned file descriptor supports
> .BR poll (2)
> (and analogously
> diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
> index 4c921723c..6603dfdff 100644
> --- a/man2/open.2
> +++ b/man2/open.2
> @@ -82,8 +82,13 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION
> to an entry in the process's table of open file descriptors.
> The file descriptor is used
> in subsequent system calls
> -.RB ( read "(2), " write "(2), " lseek "(2), " fcntl (2),
> -etc.) to refer to the open file.
> +(\c
> +.BR read (2),
> +.BR write (2),
> +.BR lseek (2),
> +.BR fcntl (2),
> +etc.)
> +to refer to the open file.
> The file descriptor returned by a successful call will be
> the lowest-numbered file descriptor not currently open for the process.
> .PP
> diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> index aa23a4977..40686917b 100644
> --- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
> +++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> @@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION
> Given a list of parameters,
> .BR perf_event_open ()
> returns a file descriptor, for use in subsequent system calls
> -.RB ( read "(2), " mmap "(2), " prctl "(2), " fcntl "(2), etc.)."
> +(\c
> +.BR read (2),
> +.BR mmap (2),
> +.BR prctl (2),
> +.BR fcntl (2),
> +etc.).
> .PP
> A call to
> .BR perf_event_open ()
> diff --git a/man2/signalfd.2 b/man2/signalfd.2
> index 2b97c4640..9d0708799 100644
> --- a/man2/signalfd.2
> +++ b/man2/signalfd.2
> @@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION
> .B EAGAIN
> if the file descriptor has been made nonblocking.
> .TP
> -.BR poll "(2), " select "(2) (and similar)"
> +.BR poll (2),\~\c
> +.BR select (2)\~\c
> +(and similar)
> The file descriptor is readable
> (the
> .BR select (2)
> diff --git a/man2/timerfd_create.2 b/man2/timerfd_create.2
> index d68206b05..9ba0dd315 100644
> --- a/man2/timerfd_create.2
> +++ b/man2/timerfd_create.2
> @@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ .SS Operating on a timer file descriptor
> .BR read (2)
> on the file descriptor.
> .TP
> -.BR poll "(2), " select "(2) (and similar)"
> +.BR poll (2),\~\c
> +.BR select (2)\~\c
> +(and similar)
> The file descriptor is readable
> (the
> .BR select (2)
> diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
> index 04b45ccb7..fd51dcec0 100644
> --- a/man5/proc.5
> +++ b/man5/proc.5
> @@ -3459,7 +3459,9 @@ .SS Files and directories
> .TP
> .I /proc/locks
> This file shows current file locks
> -.RB ( flock "(2) and " fcntl (2))
> +.RB ( flock (2)
I guess you'll want a \c before flock(2). RM ain't no macro. :)
Cheers,
Alex
> +and
> +.BR fcntl (2))
> and leases
> .RB ( fcntl (2)).
> .IP
> diff --git a/man7/credentials.7 b/man7/credentials.7
> index 77cb5e0ef..b07f150bd 100644
> --- a/man7/credentials.7
> +++ b/man7/credentials.7
> @@ -267,21 +267,26 @@ .SS Modifying process user and group IDs
> Subject to rules described in the relevant manual pages,
> a process can use the following APIs to modify its user and group IDs:
> .TP
> -.BR setuid "(2) (" setgid (2))
> +.BR setuid (2)\~(\c
> +.BR setgid (2))
> Modify the process's real (and possibly effective and saved-set)
> user (group) IDs.
> .TP
> -.BR seteuid "(2) (" setegid (2))
> +.BR seteuid (2)\~(\c
> +.BR setegid (2))
> Modify the process's effective user (group) ID.
> .TP
> -.BR setfsuid "(2) (" setfsgid (2))
> +.BR setfsuid (2)\~(\c
> +.BR setfsgid (2))
> Modify the process's filesystem user (group) ID.
> .TP
> -.BR setreuid "(2) (" setregid (2))
> +.BR setreuid (2)\~(\c
> +.BR setregid (2))
> Modify the process's real and effective (and possibly saved-set)
> user (group) IDs.
> .TP
> -.BR setresuid "(2) (" setresgid (2))
> +.BR setresuid (2)\~(\c
> +.BR setresgid (2))
> Modify the process's real, effective, and saved-set user (group) IDs.
> .TP
> .BR setgroups (2)
> diff --git a/man7/pty.7 b/man7/pty.7
> index bef60e931..3f23be44d 100644
> --- a/man7/pty.7
> +++ b/man7/pty.7
> @@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ .SH FILES
> BSD slave devices
> .SH NOTES
> Pseudoterminals are used by applications such as network login services
> -.RB ( ssh "(1), " rlogin "(1), " telnet (1)),
> +(\c
> +.BR ssh (1),
> +.BR rlogin (1),
> +.BR telnet (1)),
> terminal emulators such as
> .BR xterm (1),
> .BR script (1),
> diff --git a/man7/spufs.7 b/man7/spufs.7
> index 39fdf583a..96b100b8c 100644
> --- a/man7/spufs.7
> +++ b/man7/spufs.7
> @@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ .SS Files
> file are:
> .RS
> .TP
> -.BR read "(2), " pread "(2), " write "(2), " pwrite "(2), " lseek (2)
> +.BR read (2),\~\c
> +.BR pread (2),\~\c
> +.BR write (2),\~\c
> +.BR pwrite (2),\~\c
> +.BR lseek (2)
> These operate as usual, with the exception that
> .BR lseek (2),
> .BR write (2),
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