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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: jmg@freefall.freebsd.org, mpp@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject: Re: cvs commit:  src/sbin/ping ping.8
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>> jmg         97/03/02 15:38:06
>> 
>>   Modified:    sbin/ping  ping.8
>>   Log:
>>   fix man page to use marcos instead of parens, quotes and braces
>>   
>>   plus other minor fixes
>
>As long as you are at it, this man page shouldn't use
>the .Tn macro for as many things as it does.  If you want
>to do it, let me know, otherwise I'll take care of it.

Quoting apostrophes is painful.  Only 4 man pages in /usr/share/man
previously did it.  Is it a sinister plot to kill contractions? :-)

Bruce