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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/Attic/mdocml.1,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -p -r1.12 -r1.15
--- mandoc/Attic/mdocml.1	2008/12/01 09:25:18	1.12
+++ mandoc/Attic/mdocml.1	2008/12/02 13:20:24	1.15
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: December 1 2008 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: December 2 2008 $
 .Dt mdocml 1
 .Os
 .\"
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
-utility parses
-.Xr mdoc
-formatted manual source and passes results into an output filter.  The
-only current output filter is
+utility parses mdoc formatted manual source and passes results into an
+output filter.  The only current output filter is
 .Ar xml ,
 the default.  The arguments are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width "\-o outfile"
@@ -86,10 +84,8 @@ structured ones:
 The engine doesn't understand the
 .Sq \&Xo ,
 .Sq \&Xc ,
-.Sq \&Ns ,
 .Sq \&No ,
 .Sq \&Db ,
-.Sq \&Sm ,
 .Sq \&Xc ,
 and
 .Sq \&Xo
@@ -104,4 +100,9 @@ If terminating punctuation is found, then 
 remaining tokens are flushed after line scope is closed, not just the
 last one.
 .El
+.Pp
+The roff engine in 
+.Nm
+produces text in-line; thus, output may already be partially written by
+the time an error is encountered.
 .\" .Sh BUGS