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Should I use a troff format for a README? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by Amicchan@lemmy.ml to c/programming@lemmy.ml
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troff is a simple text format, so I thought about using it for a README.

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[–] Amicchan@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh. I see what you mean.

Anyway, groff output can be converted to ASCII or UTF-8 (with ANSI escape sequences) through grotty, so there's no need to use man.