[groff] 07/20: tbl(1): Generalize wording.

[G. Branden Robinson]

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 93ba21431c2ffd3ef9478894f09276ddef429997
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Feb 3 01:32:55 2023 -0600

    tbl(1): Generalize wording.
    
    The dot that ends the table format doesn't have to be on the same line
    as a column descriptor.  But it does have to be followed by a newline.
    
    See, e.g., grolbp(1).
    
    .TS
    tab(|) allbox center;
    Cb Cb Cb Cb Cb
    L L L L L
    .
    .\" table data
    .TE
---
 src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index 8adb2a9cb..65c2d5e7b 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ and perform other tasks described below.
 The format specification can occupy multiple input lines,
 but must conclude with a dot
 .RB \[lq] .\& \[rq]
-at the end of its final column descriptor.
+followed by a newline.
 .
 Each row definition is applied in turn to one row of the table.
 .