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@@ -361,8 +361,9 @@ subsequent output lines are indented, with the following syntax:
.Pp
The
.Cm width
-argument must conform to
-.Sx Scaling Widths .
+argument is a
+.Xr roff 7
+scaling width.
If specified, it's saved for later paragraph left-margins; if unspecified, the
saved or default width is used.
.Pp
@@ -404,8 +405,9 @@ Begin an indented paragraph with the following syntax:
.Pp
The
.Cm width
-argument defines the width of the left margin and is defined by
-.Sx Scaling Widths .
+argument is a
+.Xr roff 7
+scaling width defining the left margin.
It's saved for later paragraph left-margins; if unspecified, the saved or
default width is used.
.Pp
@@ -538,8 +540,9 @@ This has the following syntax:
.Pp
The
.Cm width
-argument must conform to
-.Sx Scaling Widths .
+argument is a
+.Xr roff 7
+scaling width.
If not specified, the saved or default width is used.
.Pp
See also
@@ -604,8 +607,9 @@ The syntax is as follows:
.Pp
The
.Cm width
-argument must conform to
-.Sx Scaling Widths .
+argument is a
+.Xr roff 7
+scaling width.
If specified, it's saved for later paragraph left-margins; if
unspecified, the saved or default width is used.
.Pp
@@ -662,10 +666,10 @@ Insert vertical spaces into output with the following syntax:
.Op Cm height
.Ed
.Pp
-Insert
+The
.Cm height
-spaces, which must conform to
-.Sx Scaling Widths .
+argument is a scaling width as described in
+.Xr roff 7 .
If 0, this is equivalent to the
.Sx \&br
macro.