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Date:      Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:38:30 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 297248] groff: .Fx needs the right release version
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=297248

Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> ---
I'll fix these.

> or add a newline after .Fx if no argument is required:
>
> .Fx Foundation. -> 
> .Fx
> Foundation.

Please do not do this. The *x macros are for denoting operating systems. This
is semantically different because the FreeBSD Foundation is a copyright holder,
so the appropriate macro is .An.

The application is that then we can search manuals for ones the FreeBSD
Foundation has funded work in, like every other copyright holder. The correct
usage is like this:

.Fx Foundation. ->
.An FreeBSD Foundation .

Thanks for reporting this.

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