[bug #68502] [mom] would like package to not produce output given empty input

Dave <[email protected]> Tue, 7 Jul 2026 09:53:23 -0400 (EDT)

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Follow-up Comment #2, bug #68502 (group groff):

[comment #1 comment #1:]
> Can you explain why anyone would need the functionality you're suggesting?

"Hmm, what's the default line length in various packages?  I could trawl a
bunch of different manuals to find out, or just ask the software with a quick
command line."

$ echo '.tm \n(.l' | groff
468000
$ echo '.tm \n(.l' | groff -me
468000
$ echo '.tm \n(.l' | groff -mm
432000
$ echo '.tm \n(.l' | groff -ms
468000
$ echo '.tm \n(.l' | groff -mom

"Whoa!  Why did my answer disappear behind 200 lines of needless output?"


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