Re: Issue with Bash RegEx Handling

On 06/07/2026 11:14, Keith Thompson via Cygwin wrote:
> You're right, I should have realized that.  groff 1.23.0 changed
> the way '-', '~', and '^' characters are rendered.  This affects
> a *lot* of man pages.
> <...>
> Hyphens have been the biggest problem.  Searching a man page for
> an option name often fails because of this.

This sounds like a terrible idea... but then I guess groff is intended 
for many other purposes other than 'man' pages where pretty visuals are 
more of a priority than truth.

Regards,

Scott

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