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Diffstat (limited to 'mandoc.1')
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@@ -498,9 +498,7 @@ parser: .Sh DIAGNOSTICS Standard error messages reporting parsing errors are prefixed by .Pp -.Sm off -.D1 Ar file : line : column : \ level : -.Sm on +.D1 Nm Ns : Ar file : Ns Ar line : Ns Ar column : level : .Pp where the fields have the following meanings: .Bl -tag -width "column" @@ -518,6 +516,12 @@ points to the first character of the word. The message level, printed in capital letters. .El .Pp +The +.Ar line +and +.Ar column +fields are omitted when meaningless. +.Pp Message levels have the following meanings: .Bl -tag -width "warning" .It Cm fatal @@ -557,7 +561,7 @@ The utility may also print messages related to invalid command line arguments or operating system errors, for example when memory is exhausted or input files cannot be read. -Such messages do not carry the prefix described above. +Such messages may not carry the prefix described above. .Sh COMPATIBILITY This section summarises .Nm |