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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/roff.7,v
retrieving revision 1.118
retrieving revision 1.119
diff -u -p -r1.118 -r1.119
--- mandoc/roff.7	2022/05/30 23:03:47	1.118
+++ mandoc/roff.7	2022/05/31 18:09:57	1.119
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $Id: roff.7,v 1.118 2022/05/30 23:03:47 schwarze Exp $
+.\" $Id: roff.7,v 1.119 2022/05/31 18:09:57 schwarze Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2010-2019, 2022 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
 .\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, 2012 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
@@ -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: May 30 2022 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2022 $
 .Dt ROFF 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -2085,7 +2085,8 @@ defaults to
 .Ic \efP .
 .It Ic \eg[ Ns Ar name Ns Ic \&]
 Interpolate the format of a number register; ignored by
-.Xr mandoc 1 .
+.Xr mandoc 1 ,
+which interpolates an empty string instead.
 For short names, there are variants
 .Ic \eg Ns Ar c
 and