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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mandoc.1,v
retrieving revision 1.267
retrieving revision 1.268
diff -u -p -r1.267 -r1.268
--- mandoc/mandoc.1	2023/11/13 19:13:01	1.267
+++ mandoc/mandoc.1	2025/01/05 18:14:39	1.268
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.\" $Id: mandoc.1,v 1.267 2023/11/13 19:13:01 schwarze Exp $
+.\" $Id: mandoc.1,v 1.268 2025/01/05 18:14:39 schwarze Exp $
 .\"
-.\" Copyright (c) 2012, 2014-2023 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
+.\" Copyright (c) 2012, 2014-2023, 2025 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\"
 .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: November 13 2023 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: January 5 2025 $
 .Dt MANDOC 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1896,6 +1896,12 @@ The invalid character is discarded.
 A table layout specification contains an opening parenthesis,
 but no matching closing parenthesis.
 The rest of the input line, starting from the parenthesis, has no effect.
+.It Sy "ignoring invalid column width in tbl layout"
+.Pq tbl
+A column width specifier in a table layout is empty, zero, or not a valid
+numerical expression.
+The width specifier is ignored and the column is made wide enough
+to accomodate all its data cells.
 .It Sy "ignoring excessive spacing in tbl layout"
 .Pq tbl
 A spacing modifier in a table layout is unreasonably large.