On 06/07/2026 11:14, Keith Thompson via Cygwin wrote:
You're right, I should have realized that. groff 1.23.0 changed the way '-', '~', and '^' characters are rendered. This affects a *lot* of man pages. <...> Hyphens have been the biggest problem. Searching a man page for an option name often fails because of this.
This sounds like a terrible idea... but then I guess groff is intended for many other purposes other than 'man' pages where pretty visuals are more of a priority than truth.
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