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On 2023-06-28 19:47, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> On Wednesday, 28 June 2023 at 14:38:40 -0400, Clem Cole wrote:
[...]
> 
> There's also grog (groff guess) that may help.  It's not very clever,
> but it recognizes a number of formats:
> 
>   $ grog ls.1
>   groff -mdoc ls.1

Thank you -- I never knew of its existence.

But what did people use before grog and why was the compilation line 
never placed in a comment in the file?

N.

> 
> Greg