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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mandoc.1,v
retrieving revision 1.237
retrieving revision 1.238
diff -u -p -r1.237 -r1.238
--- mandoc/mandoc.1	2019/02/23 18:53:54	1.237
+++ mandoc/mandoc.1	2019/04/30 11:48:10	1.238
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: mandoc.1,v 1.237 2019/02/23 18:53:54 schwarze Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mandoc.1,v 1.238 2019/04/30 11:48:10 schwarze Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\" Copyright (c) 2012, 2014-2018 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
@@ -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: February 23 2019 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: April 30 2019 $
 .Dt MANDOC 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1699,9 +1699,12 @@ The meaning of blank input lines is only well-defined 
 In fill mode, line breaks of text input lines are not supposed to be
 significant.
 However, for compatibility with groff, blank lines in fill mode
-are replaced with
+are formatted like
 .Ic \&sp
 requests.
+To request a paragraph break, use
+.Ic \&Pp
+instead of a blank line.
 .It Sy "tab in filled text"
 .Pq mdoc , man
 The meaning of tab characters is only well-defined in non-fill mode: