Added missing punctuation and utilized more mdoc macros where possible.

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.\" $NetBSD: kprintf.9,v 1.1 1998/09/02 04:39:23 jeremy Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: kprintf.9,v 1.2 1998/09/02 05:05:22 jeremy Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -112,36 +112,45 @@ the kernel functions accept the following format specifiers.
.It Li %b
Bit field expansion.
This format specifier is useful for decoding bit fields in device registers.
It displays an integer using a specified radix (base) and an interpretation of
It displays an integer using a specified radix
.Pq base
and an interpretation of
the bits within that integer as though they were flags.
It requires two arguments from the argument vector; the first argument being
the bit field to be decoded (as an integer) and the second being a decoding
directive string.
It requires two arguments from the argument vector, the first argument being
the bit field to be decoded
.Pq "as an integer"
and the second being a decoding directive string.
.Pp
The decoding directive string describes how the bitfield is to be interpreted
and displayed.
The first character of the string is a binary character representation of the
output numeral base in which the bitfield will be printed before it is decoded.
To print the value in octal, use the C character escape sequence
.Li \e10 .
To print the value in decimal, use
.Li \e12 .
And finally, to print in hexadecimal, use
.Li \e20 .
Recognized radix values
.Pq "in C escape\(encharacter format"
are
.Li \e10
.Pq octal ,
.Li \e12
.Pq decimal ,
and
.Li \e20
.Pq hexadecimal .
.Pp
The remaining characters in the decoding directive string are interpreted as a
list of bit\(enposition\(emdescription pairs.
A bit\(enposition\(emdescription pair begins with a binary character value
that represents the position of the bit being described
A Bit position value of one describes the least significant bit.
Whereas a position value of 32 (\e40 octal, \ex20 hexadecimal)
that represents the position of the bit being described.
A bit position value of one describes the least significant bit.
Whereas a position value of 32
.Pq "octal 40, hexadecimal 20, the ASCII space character"
describes the most significant bit.
.Pp
The remaining characters in a bit\(enposition\(emdescription pair are the
characters to print should the bit being described be set.
Description strings are delimited by the next bit position value character
encountered (distinguishable by its <= 32 value), or the end of the decoding
directive string itself.
encountered
.Pq "distinguishable by its value being \(<= 32" ,
or the end of the decoding directive string itself.
.It Li %:
Inline format continuation.
This format specifier allows for recursive formatted output.
@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ follows it is a
.Va va_list
argument vector from which to obtain the data to be formatted.
.It Li %r
Integer value using the current
Integer value using current
.Tn DDB
radix.
.Bf -emphasis