diff --git a/sys/unix/Makefile.doc b/sys/unix/Makefile.doc
index e91c3b2c4..5ea70b434 100644
--- a/sys/unix/Makefile.doc
+++ b/sys/unix/Makefile.doc
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ Guidebook.dat	: Gbk-1pg-pfx.mn Gbk-1pg-sfx.mn $(GUIDEBOOK_MN) tmac.n tmac.nh \
 	$(ONEPAGECMD) > $@
 
 # plain text output
-MAN2TXT = $(NHGREP) | nroff -man -c -Tascii - | $(COLCMD)
+#MAN2TXT = $(NHGREP) | nroff -man $(MORE_MAN2TXT_FLAGS) - | $(COLCMD)
+MAN2TXT = $(NHGREP) | nroff -man $(MORE_MAN2TXT_FLAGS) -
 nethack.txt	: nethack.6
 	cat nethack.6 | $(MAN2TXT) > nethack.txt
 recover.txt	: recover.6
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-3.370 b/sys/unix/hints/include/misc.370
similarity index 77%
rename from sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-3.370
rename to sys/unix/hints/include/misc.370
index 96d032218..1ae78e908 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-3.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/include/misc.370
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# NetHack 3.7  multiw-3.370 $NHDT-Date: 1668359836 2022/11/13 17:17:16 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $
+# NetHack 3.7  misc.370 $NHDT-Date: 1668359836 2022/11/13 17:17:16 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $
 #
-# Further set-up  for multiple window ports (interfaces) that comes after compiler.370.
+# Further set-up  for miscellaneou odds and ends (after compiler.370)
 #
 # Included from:
 #           hints/linux.370
@@ -66,17 +66,24 @@ endif
 endif
 
 #detection of groff
-#NROFFISGROFF := $(shell echo `nroff --version | grep "GNU groff version"`)
+NROFFISGROFF := $(shell echo `nroff --version | grep "GNU groff version"`)
 #$(info NROFFISGROFF=$(NROFFISGROFF))
-#ifneq "$(NROFFISGROFF)" ""
+ifneq "$(NROFFISGROFF)" ""
+# --- version check is not currently needed ---
 # get the version of groff
 #GROFFGE123 := $(shell expr `echo $(NROFFISGROFF) | cut -f2 -d.` \>= 23)
 #$(info GROFFGE123=$(GROFFGE123))
 #ifeq "$(GROFFGE123)" "1"
 #NROFF_FLAGS = -W font
 #endif
-#endif  # NROFFISGROFF
+# ---
+endif  # NROFFISGROFF
 
-#end of hints/include/multiw-3.370
+ifneq "$(NROFFISGROFF)" ""   # It's groff
+# add the groff-specific plain text flags
+MORE_MAN2TXT_FLAGS += -Tascii -P -cbou
+endif
+
+#end of hints/include/misc.370
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/linux.370 b/sys/unix/hints/linux.370
index c90507af9..02ba95a77 100755
--- a/sys/unix/hints/linux.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/linux.370
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PRECHECK+=checkmakefiles
 # in HINTSINCLNAMES (without suffix and without a path)
 HINTSINCLNAMES := compiler cross-pre cross-post \
 		gbdates-pre gbdates-post \
-		multiw-1 multiw-2 multiw-3 \
+		multiw-1 multiw-2 misc \
 		multisnd1-pre multisnd2-pre multisnd-post
 HINTSINCLFILES := $(addsuffix .$(HINTSVERSION), $(HINTSINCLNAMES))
 endif
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ QTDIR=/usr/local/qt6
 endif   # WANT_WIN_QT6
 endif  # WANT_WIN_QT
 
-# multiw-3.370 must come after compiler.370
+# misc.370 must come after compiler.370
 # and after QTDIR is defined.
 #
-#-INCLUDE multiw-3.370
+#-INCLUDE misc.370
 
 ifeq "$(USE_ASAN)" "1"
 CFLAGS+=-fsanitize=address
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/macOS.370 b/sys/unix/hints/macOS.370
index a95a87400..a0266938e 100755
--- a/sys/unix/hints/macOS.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/macOS.370
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PRECHECK+=checkmakefiles
 # in HINTSINCLNAMES (without suffix and without a path)
 HINTSINCLNAMES := compiler cross-pre cross-post \
 		gbdates-pre gbdates-post \
-		multiw-1 multiw-2 multiw-3 \
+		multiw-1 multiw-2 misc \
 		multisnd1-pre multisnd2-pre multisnd-post
 HINTSINCLFILES := $(addsuffix .$(HINTSVERSION), $(HINTSINCLNAMES))
 endif
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ endif   # HAVE_MACPORTS
 endif   # QTDIR
 endif   # WANT_WIN_QT
 
-# multiw-3.370 must come after compiler.370
+# misc.370 must come after compiler.370
 # and after QTDIR is defined
 
-#-INCLUDE multiw-3.370
+#-INCLUDE misc.370
 
 ifeq "$(USE_ASAN)" "1"
 CFLAGS +=-fsanitize=address