New sentence, new line. From Robert Elz.

sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: rcorder.8,v 1.4 2001/11/16 10:25:50 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: rcorder.8,v 1.5 2002/10/03 15:41:44 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1998
 .\" 	Perry E. Metzger.  All rights reserved.
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 is designed to print out a dependency ordering of a set of
-interdependent files. Typically it is used to find an execution
+interdependent files.
-sequence for a set of shell scripts in which certain files must be
+Typically it is used to find an execution sequence for a set of
-executed before others.
+shell scripts in which certain files must be executed before others.
 .Pp
 Each file passed to
 .Nm
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ Within each file, a block containing a series of
 and
 .Dq KEYWORD
 lines must appear.
-The format of the lines is rigid. Each line must begin with a single
+The format of the lines is rigid.
+Each line must begin with a single
 .Dq # ,
 followed by a single space, followed by
 .Dq PROVIDE: ,
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ or
 .Dq KEYWORD: .
 No deviation is permitted.
 Each dependency line is then followed by a series of conditions,
-separated by whitespace. Multiple
+separated by whitespace.
+Multiple
 .Dq PROVIDE ,
 .Dq REQUIRE ,
 .Dq BEFORE
@@ -154,5 +156,5 @@ The
 program first appeared in
 .Nx 1.5 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
-Written by Perry E. Metzger (perry@piermont.com) and Matthew R.
+Written by Perry E. Metzger (perry@piermont.com) and
-Green (mrg@eterna.com.au).
+Matthew R. Green (mrg@eterna.com.au).

sbin/reboot/reboot.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: reboot.8,v 1.16 2002/04/17 16:31:02 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: reboot.8,v 1.17 2002/10/03 15:41:45 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ Suppress sending a message via
 before halting or restarting.
 .It Fl n
 Do not flush the file system cache.
-This option should be used with extreme caution.  It can be used if a disk
+This option should be used with extreme caution.
-or the processor is on fire.
+It can be used if a disk or the processor is on fire.
 .It Fl p
-Attempt to powerdown the system.  If the powerdown fails, or the system
+Attempt to powerdown the system.
-does not support software powerdown, the system will halt.  This option
+If the powerdown fails, or the system does not support
-is only valid for
+software powerdown, the system will halt.
+This option is only valid for
 .Nm halt .
 .It Fl q
 Do not give processes a chance to shut down before halting or restarting.

sbin/rndctl/rndctl.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: rndctl.8,v 1.13 2002/10/01 14:39:51 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: rndctl.8,v 1.14 2002/10/03 15:41:45 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Michael Graff
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ See also
 .Fl t .
 .It Fl E
 Disable entropy estimation from the collected timing information for
-the given device name or device type.  If collection is still enabled,
+the given device name or device type.
-timing information is still collected and mixed into the internal
+If collection is still enabled, timing information is still
-entropy pool, but no entropy is assumed to be present.
+collected and mixed into the internal entropy pool,
+but no entropy is assumed to be present.
 .It Fl e
 Enable entropy estimation using the collected timing information
 for the given device name or device type.

sbin/route/route.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: route.8,v 1.29 2002/02/08 13:32:32 hubertf Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: route.8,v 1.30 2002/10/03 15:41:46 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ the routing tables.
 .Sh EXIT STATUS
 The
 .Nm
-utility exits 0 on success, and \*[Gt]0 if an error occurs.  This includes
+utility exits 0 on success, and \*[Gt]0 if an error occurs.
-the use of the
+This includes the use of the
 .Cm get
 command to look up a route that is incomplete.
 .Sh EXAMPLES

sbin/routed/routed.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: routed.8,v 1.37 2002/05/12 15:48:37 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: routed.8,v 1.38 2002/10/03 15:41:46 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ It continues listening to RIP while using Router Discovery
 if multi-homed to ensure all interfaces are used.
 .Pp
 The Router Discovery standard requires that advertisements
-have a default "lifetime" of 30 minutes.  That means should
+have a default "lifetime" of 30 minutes.
-something happen, a client can be without a good route for
+That means should something happen,
-30 minutes.  It is a good idea to reduce the default to 45
+a client can be without a good route for 30 minutes.
-seconds using
+It is a good idea to reduce the default to 45 seconds using
 .Fl P Cm rdisc_interval=45
 on the command line or
 .Cm rdisc_interval=45
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ default route.
 This is typically used on a gateway to the Internet,
 or on a gateway that uses another routing protocol whose routes
 are not reported to other local routers.
-Notice that because a metric of 1 is used, this feature is
+Notice that because a metric of 1 is used, this feature is dangerous.
-dangerous.  It is more commonly accidentally used to create chaos with a
+It is more commonly accidentally used to create chaos with a
 routing loop than to solve problems.
 .It Fl h
 cause host or point-to-point routes to not be advertised,
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ This parameter must appear by itself on a line.
 The network number must specify a full, 32-bit value, as in 192.0.2.0
 instead of 192.0.2.
 .Pp
-Do not use this feature unless necessary.  It is dangerous.
+Do not use this feature unless necessary.
+It is dangerous.
 .It Cm ripv1_mask Ns \&= Ns Ar nname/mask1,mask2
 specifies that netmask of the network of which
 .Cm nname/mask1

sbin/savecore/savecore.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: savecore.8,v 1.26 2001/11/16 11:21:39 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: savecore.8,v 1.27 2002/10/03 15:41:46 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ Crashes are usually the result of kernel bugs; if this is suspected, a
 full bug report should be filed using
 .Xr send-pr 1 ,
 containing as much information as possible about the circumstances of
-the crash.  Since crash dumps are typically very large and may contain
+the crash.
+Since crash dumps are typically very large and may contain
 whatever (potentially confidential) information was in memory at the
 time of the crash, do
 .Em NOT

sbin/scsictl/scsictl.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: scsictl.8,v 1.16 2002/09/03 16:56:05 thorpej Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: scsictl.8,v 1.17 2002/10/03 15:41:47 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1998, 2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 allows a user or system administrator to issue commands to and otherwise
-control SCSI devices and busses.  It is used by specifying a device or
+control SCSI devices and busses.
-bus to manipulate, the command to perform, and any arguments the command
+It is used by specifying a device or bus to manipulate,
-may require.
+the command to perform, and any arguments the command may require.
 .Nm
 determines if the specified device is an actual device or a SCSI bus
 automatically, and selects the appropriate command set.
@@ -74,35 +74,39 @@ The following commands are supported for SCSI devices:
 .Oc
 .Oc
 .Pp
-(Low level) format the named device. If the optional
+(Low level) format the named device.
+If the optional
 .Li blocksize
 parameter is provided, the device geometry will be modified to
 use the specified
 .Li blocksize .
 If this parameter is different form the Current or Default Mode Page 3
 parameters, the device will update Mode Page 3 at the successful
-completion of the Format.  Device geometry may change as a result of
+completion of the Format.
-using a new device
+Device geometry may change as a result of using a new device
 .Li blocksize .
 When the optional
 .Li blocksize
 parameter is specified, the Defect List on the drive will revert to
 the original primary defect list created at the time of manufacture
-if available.  The drive will usually recertify itself
+if available.
-during the Format and add any other defective blocks to the new Defect
+The drive will usually recertify itself during the Format
-List.  Some disks may not support the ability to change the blocksize and
+and add any other defective blocks to the new Defect List.
-may enter a Degraded Mode when fed a Format command of this type.  If this
+Some disks may not support the ability to change the blocksize and
-happens the standard recovery for the drive requires issuing a correct
+may enter a Degraded Mode when fed a Format command of this type.
-Format command, i.e. one without the blocksize parameter.
+If this happens the standard recovery for the drive requires issuing
+a correct Format command, i.e. one without the blocksize parameter.
 .Pp
 When the
 .Li immediate
 parameter is also specified, the disk is instructed to return from the
-format command right away. It continues to format, and every ten seconds
+format command right away.
+It continues to format, and every ten seconds
 .Nm
-issues a TEST UNIT READY command to check the associated sense data. This
+issues a TEST UNIT READY command to check the associated sense data.
-associated sense data has a progress indicator which indicates how far
+This associated sense data has a progress indicator which indicates
-the format is progressing. Note well that most SCSI disk drives prior to
+how far the format is progressing.
+Note well that most SCSI disk drives prior to
 a few years ago do not support this option.
 .Pp
 .Nm identify
@@ -120,8 +124,8 @@ and revision strings.
 Issues a
 .Li REASSIGN BLOCKS
 command to the device, adding the specified blocks to the
-grown defect list.  This command is only supported on
+grown defect list.
-direct access devices.
+This command is only supported on direct access devices.
 .Pp
 .Nm release
 .Pp
@@ -137,8 +141,8 @@ command to the device to place a reservation on it.
 .Pp
 .Nm reset
 .Pp
-Reset the device.  This command is only supported for devices which
+Reset the device.
-support the
+This command is only supported for devices which support the
 .Li SCIOCRESET
 ioctl.
 .Pp
@@ -146,22 +150,22 @@ ioctl.
 .Pp
 Send a
 .Dq START
-command to the device.  This is useful typically only for
+command to the device.
-disk devices.
+This is useful typically only for disk devices.
 .Pp
 .Nm stop
 .Pp
 Send a
 .Dq STOP
-command to the device.  This is useful typically only for
+command to the device.
-disk devices.
+This is useful typically only for disk devices.
 .Pp
 .Nm tur
 .Pp
 Send a
 .Dq TEST UNIT READY
-command to the device.  This is useful for generating
+command to the device.
-current device status.
+This is useful for generating current device status.
 .Pp
 .Nm getcache
 .Pp
@@ -171,7 +175,8 @@ Returns basic cache parameters for the device.
 .Ar none|r|w|rw
 .Op Ar save
 .Pp
-Set basic cache parameters for the device.  The cache may be disabled
+Set basic cache parameters for the device.
+The cache may be disabled
 .Pq none ,
 the read cache enabled
 .Pq r ,
@@ -188,8 +193,8 @@ The following commands are supported for SCSI busses:
 .Pp
 .Nm reset
 .Pp
-Reset the SCSI bus.  This command is only supported if the host adapter
+Reset the SCSI bus.
-supports the
+This command is only supported if the host adapter supports the
 .Li SCBUSIORESET
 ioctl.
 .Pp
@@ -197,8 +202,10 @@ ioctl.
 .Ar target
 .Ar lun
 .Pp
-Scan the SCSI bus for devices.  This is useful if a device was not
+Scan the SCSI bus for devices.
-connected or powered on when the system was booted.  The
+This is useful if a device was not connected or powered
+on when the system was booted.
+The
 .Ar target
 and
 .Ar lun
@@ -212,8 +219,9 @@ or
 .Ar target
 .Ar lun
 .Pp
-Detach the specified device from the bus. Useful if a device is powered down
+Detach the specified device from the bus.
-after use.  The
+Useful if a device is powered down after use.
+The
 .Ar target
 and
 .Ar lun
@@ -222,8 +230,8 @@ arguments have the same meaning as for the
 command, and may also be wildcarded.
 .Sh NOTES
 When scanning the SCSI bus, information about newly recognized devices
-is printed to console. No information is printed for already probed
+is printed to console.
-devices.
+No information is printed for already probed devices.
 .Sh FILES
 .Pa /dev/scsibus*
 - for commands operating on SCSI busses

sbin/slattach/slattach.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: slattach.8,v 1.24 2001/12/05 15:03:27 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: slattach.8,v 1.25 2002/10/03 15:41:47 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1986, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -54,23 +54,25 @@ The following operands are supported by
 .Nm "" :
 .Bl -tag -width Ar
 .It Fl H
-Turn on DTR/CTS flow control.  By default, no flow control is done.
+Turn on DTR/CTS flow control.
+By default, no flow control is done.
 .It Fl h
-Turn on RTS/CTS flow control.  By default, no flow control is done.
+Turn on RTS/CTS flow control.
+By default, no flow control is done.
 .It Fl l
 Turn on the CLOCAL flag, making it possible to run SLIP on a cable
 without modem control signals (e.g. DTR, DSR, DCD).
 .It Fl m
-Maintain modem control signals after closing the line.  Specifically,
+Maintain modem control signals after closing the line.
-this disables HUPCL.
+Specifically, this disables HUPCL.
 .It Fl n
 Don't detach from invoking tty.
 .It Fl s Ar baudrate
-Specifies the speed of the connection.  If not specified, the
+Specifies the speed of the connection.
-default of 9600 is used.
+If not specified, the default of 9600 is used.
 .It Fl t Ar ldisc
-Specifies the line discipline to use for the tty.  Supported line
+Specifies the line discipline to use for the tty.
-disciplines are
+Supported line disciplines are
 .Dq slip
 (creates a
 .Xr sl 4

sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: sysctl.8,v 1.80 2002/10/01 14:57:46 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: sysctl.8,v 1.81 2002/10/03 15:41:47 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@ by an equal sign and the new value to be used.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fl f
-flag specifies the name of a file to read and process.  Blank lines and
+flag specifies the name of a file to read and process.
-comments (beginning with
+Blank lines and comments (beginning with
 .Ql # )
-are ignored.  Line continuations with
+are ignored.
+Line continuations with
 .Ql \e
-are permitted.  Remaining lines are processed similarly to
+are permitted.
+Remaining lines are processed similarly to
 command line arguments of the form
 .Ar name
 or
@@ -124,8 +126,9 @@ detected.
 The
 .Ql proc
 top-level MIB has a special semantic: it represent per-process values
-and as such may differ from one process to another. The second-level name
+and as such may differ from one process to another.
-is the pid of the process (in decimal form), or the special word
+The second-level name is the pid of the process (in decimal form),
+or the special word
 .Ql curproc .
 For variables below
 .Ql proc.\*[Lt]pid\*[Gt].rlimit ,

sbin/ttyflags/ttyflags.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: ttyflags.8,v 1.9 2001/11/16 10:25:51 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: ttyflags.8,v 1.10 2002/10/03 15:41:48 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1994 Christopher G. Demetriou
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ The
 .Ar tty
 arguments are optional, but must not be specified if the
 .Fl a
-flag is used.  If specified, the
+flag is used.
+If specified, the
 .Ar tty
 arguments should be the base names of
 the ttys, as found in

sbin/wdogctl/wdogctl.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: wdogctl.8,v 1.6 2002/07/29 21:08:30 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: wdogctl.8,v 1.7 2002/10/03 15:41:48 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2000 Zembu Labs, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -53,40 +53,43 @@
 .Fl d
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
-is used to manipulate watchdog timers.  Watchdog timers provide a
+is used to manipulate watchdog timers.
-means of ensuring that a system continues to make progress.  This
+Watchdog timers provide a means of ensuring that a system
-is accomplished by use of a timer, provided by either hardware or
+continues to make progress.
+This is accomplished by use of a timer, provided by either hardware or
 software; when the timer expires, the watchdog resets the system.
 In this case of a hardware watchdog timer, this is accomplished by
-asserting the system's hardware reset signal.  In the case of a
+asserting the system's hardware reset signal.
-software watchdog timer, this is accomplished by calling the kernel's
+In the case of a software watchdog timer,
-normal reboot path.  In order to prevent the system from rebooting,
+this is accomplished by calling the kernel's normal reboot path.
+In order to prevent the system from rebooting,
 something must refresh the timer to prevent it from expiring.
 .Pp
 The
 .Nx
 kernel provides two basic modes in which watchdog timers may
-operate: kernel tickle mode and user tickle mode.  In kernel
+operate: kernel tickle mode and user tickle mode.
-tickle mode, a timer in the kernel refreshes the watchdog timer.
+In kernel tickle mode, a timer in the kernel refreshes the watchdog timer.
 In user tickle mode,
 .Nm
-runs in the background and refreshes the watchdog timer.  In
+runs in the background and refreshes the watchdog timer.
-kernel tickle mode, progress of the kernel is ensured.  In user
+In kernel tickle mode, progress of the kernel is ensured.
-tickle mode, the ability for user programs to run within a known
+In user tickle mode, the ability for user programs to run within a known
-period of time is ensured.  Note that user tickle mode must be
+period of time is ensured.
-used with caution; on a heavily loaded system, the timer may
+Note that user tickle mode must be used with caution;
+on a heavily loaded system, the timer may
 expire accidentally, even though user programs may be making
 (very slow) progress.
 .Pp
 In both modes, an attempt is made to refresh the watchdog timer
-in one half the timer's configured period.  That is, if the
+in one half the timer's configured period.
-watchdog timer has a period of 30 seconds, a refresh attempt
+That is, if the watchdog timer has a period of 30 seconds, a refresh attempt
 is made every 15 seconds.
 .Pp
 If called without arguments,
 .Nm
-will list the timers available on the system.  When arming a
+will list the timers available on the system.
-watchdog timer, the
+When arming a watchdog timer, the
 .Ar timer
 argument is the name of the timer to arm.
 .Pp
@@ -112,13 +115,14 @@ option will be silently ignored.
 .It Fl p Ar period
 When arming a timer, this flag configures the timer period to
 .Ar period
-seconds.  If the specified period it outside the timer's
+seconds.
-range, an error message will be displayed and no action will
+If the specified period it outside the timer's range,
-be taken.
+an error message will be displayed and no action will be taken.
 .It Fl d
-This flag disarms the currently active timer.  Note that not all
+This flag disarms the currently active timer.
-watchdog timers can be disabled once armed.  If the selected timer
+Note that not all watchdog timers can be disabled once armed.
-can not be disabled, an error message will be displayed and the
+If the selected timer can not be disabled,
+an error message will be displayed and the
 timer will remain armed.
 .El
 .Sh FILES

sbin/wsconsctl/wsconsctl.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: wsconsctl.8,v 1.8 2002/08/19 18:27:31 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: wsconsctl.8,v 1.9 2002/10/03 15:41:48 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ The value can be specified as either an absolute value, by using the
 symbol
 or as a relative value, by using the
 .Ql +=
-symbol. See the
+symbol.
+See the
 .Ar EXAMPLES
 section for more details.
 .It Fl f Ar file
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ The keyboard types, and the height, width,
 depth (bits per pixel), color map size, and colormap
 are defined in the
 .Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsconsio.h
-file. There are also definitions relating to video
+file.
+There are also definitions relating to video
 control and cursor control, which are not applicable to
 all display types, and to text emulation and graphics
 (mapped) modes.
@@ -169,7 +171,8 @@ sets a US keyboard encoding, with the
 .Ar Caps Lock
 and
 .Ar Left Control
-keys swapped. The
+keys swapped.
+The
 .Ar .swapctrlcaps
 encoding does not work for all national keyboard encodings.
 For most purposes, the ability to set the value returned