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--- a/sbin/atactl/atactl.8
+++ b/sbin/atactl/atactl.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: atactl.8,v 1.12 2002/08/06 00:44:36 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: atactl.8,v 1.13 2002/10/01 13:40:23 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -51,13 +51,12 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 allows a user or system administrator to issue commands to and otherwise
-control devices which reside on standard IDE and ATA controllers.  It is
+control devices which reside on standard IDE and ATA controllers.
-used by specifying
+It is used by specifying a device to manipulate,
-a device to manipulate, the command to perform, and any arguments
+the command to perform, and any arguments the command may require.
 the command may require.
 .Sh DEVICE COMMANDS
-The following commands may be used on IDE and ATA devices.  Note
+The following commands may be used on IDE and ATA devices.
-that not all devices support all commands.
+Note that not all devices support all commands.
 .Pp
 .Cm identify
 .Pp
@ -66,38 +65,41 @@ revision strings, and the device's capabilities.
 .Pp
 .Cm idle
 .Pp
-Place the specified device into Idle mode.  This mode may consume less
+Place the specified device into Idle mode.
-power than Active mode.
+This mode may consume less power than Active mode.
 .Pp
 .Cm standby
 .Pp
-Place the specified device into Standby mode.  This mode will consume
+Place the specified device into Standby mode.
-less power than Idle mode.
+This mode will consume less power than Idle mode.
 .Pp
 .Cm sleep
 .Pp
-Place the specified device into Sleep mode.  This mode will consume
+Place the specified device into Sleep mode.
-less power than Standby mode, but requires a device reset to resume
+This mode will consume less power than Standby mode,
-operation.  Typically the
+but requires a device reset to resume operation.
 Typically the
 .Xr wd 4
-driver performs this reset automatically, but this should still be
+driver performs this reset automatically,
-used with caution.
+but this should still be used with caution.
 .Pp
 .Cm setidle
 .Ar idle-timer
 .Pp
-Places the specified device into Idle mode, and sets the Idle timer
+Places the specified device into Idle mode,
-to
+and sets the Idle timer to
 .Ar idle-timer
-seconds.  A value of 0 will disable the Idle timer.
+seconds.
 A value of 0 will disable the Idle timer.
 .Pp
 .Cm setstandby
 .Ar standby-timer
 .Pp
-Places the specified device into Standby mode, and sets the Standby timer
+Places the specified device into Standby mode,
-to
+and sets the Standby timer to
 .Ar standby-timer
-seconds.  A value of 0 will disable the Standby timer.
+seconds.
 A value of 0 will disable the Standby timer.
 .Pp
 .Cm checkpower
 .Pp
@ -107,22 +109,24 @@ management mode.
 .Cm smart
 .Ar [enable | disable | status]
 .Pp
-Controls SMART feature set of the specified device.  SMART stands for
+Controls SMART feature set of the specified device.
-Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.  It provides an
+SMART stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
-early warning system by comparing subtle operation characteristics to
+It provides an early warning system by comparing subtle operation
-those determined in vendor testing to precede device failures.
+characteristics to those determined in vendor testing
 to precede device failures.
 .Pp
 .Ar enable
 .Pp
-Enables access to SMART capabilities within the device.  Prior to being
+Enables access to SMART capabilities within the device.
-enabled, a SMART capable device neither monitors nor saves SMART
+Prior to being enabled, a SMART capable device neither
-attribute values.  The state of SMART, either enabled or disabled, will
+monitors nor saves SMART attribute values.
 The state of SMART, either enabled or disabled, will
 be preserved by the device across power cycles.
 .Pp
 .Ar disable
 .Pp
-Disables access to SMART capabilities within the device.  Attribute values
+Disables access to SMART capabilities within the device.
-will be saved, and will no longer be monitored.
+Attribute values will be saved, and will no longer be monitored.
 .Pp
 .Ar status
 .Pp
@ -130,29 +134,32 @@ Reports whether SMART is supported by the device, and whether SMART is
 enabled on the device (can only be determined on ATA6 or better devices).
 If SMART is enabled, then a table of attribute information is printed.
 Attributes are the specific performance or calibration parameters that
-are used in analyzing the status of the device.  The specific set of
+are used in analyzing the status of the device.
-attributes being used and the identity of these attributes is vendor
+The specific set of attributes being used and the identity of
-specific and proprietary.
+these attributes is vendor specific and proprietary.
 .Pp
 Attribute values are used to represent the relative reliability of
-individual performance or calibration parameters.  The valid range of
+individual performance or calibration parameters.
-attribute values is from 1 to 253 decimal.  Lower values indicate that the
+The valid range of attribute values is from 1 to 253 decimal.
-analysis algorithms being used by the device are predicting a higher
+Lower values indicate that the analysis algorithms being used by the device
-probability of a degrading or faulty condition.
+are predicting a higher probability of a degrading or faulty condition.
 .Pp
 Each attribute value has a corresponding threshold limit which is used for
 direct comparison to the attribute value to indicate the existence of a
-degrading or faulty condition.  The numerical value of the attribute
+degrading or faulty condition.
-thresholds are determined by the device manufacturer through design and
+The numerical value of the attribute thresholds are determined by the
-reliability testing and analysis.  Each attribute threshold represents the
+device manufacturer through design and reliability testing and analysis.
-lowest limit to which its corresponding attribute value can equal while
+Each attribute threshold represents the lowest limit to which its
-still retaining a positive reliability status.
+corresponding attribute value can equal while still retaining a
 positive reliability status.
 .Pp
 If the crit field is "yes" then negative reliability of this attribute
-predicts imminent data loss.  Otherwise it merely indicates that the
+predicts imminent data loss.
-intended design life period of usage or age has been exceeded.
+Otherwise it merely indicates that the intended design life period
 of usage or age has been exceeded.
 The collect field indicates whether this attribute is updated while the
-device is online.  The reliability field indicates whether the attribute
+device is online.
 The reliability field indicates whether the attribute
 value is within the acceptable threshold.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr ioctl 2 ,
@ -165,7 +172,8 @@ command first appeared in
 .Sh AUTHORS
 The
 .Nm
-command was written by Ken Hornstein.  It was based heavily on the
+command was written by Ken Hornstein.
 It was based heavily on the
 .Xr scsictl 8
 command written by Jason R. Thorpe.
 .Sh BUGS
--- a/sbin/bim/bim.8
+++ b/sbin/bim/bim.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: bim.8,v 1.7 2001/04/21 14:44:13 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: bim.8,v 1.8 2002/10/01 13:40:25 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright 1997 Piermont Information Systems Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -45,55 +45,60 @@ bim
 .Op Fl c Ar command
 .Op Ar device
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-The pc532 has available an autoboot ROM monitor.  This ROM monitor understands
+The pc532 has available an autoboot ROM monitor.
-the
+This ROM monitor understands the
 .Bx
-disklabel and expects a boot image directory following the
+disklabel and expects a boot image directory following the disklabel.
-disklabel.  Also, it expects an image partition for the storage of bootable
+Also, it expects an image partition for the storage of bootable images.
-images.  The image directory and the image partition is managed by
+The image directory and the image partition is managed by
 .Nm "" .
 The
 .Ar device
-is the raw disk partition that includes the disklabel.  The default
+is the raw disk partition that includes the disklabel.
-value of
+The default value of
 .Ar device
 is
 .Pa /dev/rsd0c .
 .Nm
 directly accesses both the disklabel and the image partition directly
-from the raw disk device.  It does not open the device corresponding
+from the raw disk device.
-to the boot partition.
+It does not open the device corresponding to the boot partition.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fl y
 argument assumes a yes response to any questions
 .Nm
-would normally ask the user.  It is mainly useful for
+would normally ask the user.
-scripting.
+It is mainly useful for scripting.
 .Pp
 The
 .Cm -c command
 argument allows
 .Nm
-to execute commands given via the command line.  This allows
+to execute commands given via the command line.
 This allows
 .Nm
-to be used from scripts.  The
+to be used from scripts.
 The
 .Cm -c command
-argument may be repeated up to 20 times.  The commands
+argument may be repeated up to 20 times.
-will be executed in the order given.
+The commands will be executed in the order given.
 .Sh DISK INITIALIZATION
 .Nm
 is typically used as part of the initial setup on a disk.
 The disk must be partitioned by using
 .Xr disklabel 8 ,
-making sure there is a boot boot partition.  This boot
+making sure there is a boot boot partition.
-partition is often just after the disklabel.  It must not include
+This boot partition is often just after the disklabel.
-the disklabel.  If
+It must not include the disklabel.
 If
 .Nm
-does not detect a boot image directory, it asks if the user wants
+does not detect a boot image directory,
-one created.  From there, the operation of
+it asks if the user wants one created.
 From there, the operation of
 .Nm
-is completely command driven.  The command interpreter is
+is completely command driven.
 The command interpreter is
 .Sh COMMANDS
 .Nm
 supports the following commands.
@ -132,7 +137,8 @@ For the details on these commands, ask for help from
 .Xr disklabel 8
 .Sh AUTHORS
 Bruce Culbertson wrote the basic command interpreter for the pc532
-ROM monitor.  Philip A. Nelson took the command interpreter, modified
+ROM monitor.
 Philip A. Nelson took the command interpreter, modified
 it to be a more generic command interpreter and added the
 .Nm
 specific code.
--- a/sbin/brconfig/brconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/brconfig/brconfig.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: brconfig.8,v 1.3 2001/11/16 11:26:53 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: brconfig.8,v 1.4 2002/10/01 13:40:26 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright 2001 Wasabi Systems, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -52,15 +52,16 @@
 The
 .Nm
 utility is used to configure network bridge parameters and retrieve
-network bridge parameters and status from the kernel.  The bridging
+network bridge parameters and status from the kernel.
-function is implemented by the
+The bridging function is implemented by the
 .Xr bridge 4
 driver.
 .Pp
 A network bridge creates a logical link between two or more
 IEEE 802 networks that use the same (or
 .Dq similar enough )
-framing format.  For example, it is possible to bridge Ethernet
+framing format.
 For example, it is possible to bridge Ethernet
 and 802.11 networks together, but it is not possible to bridge
 Ethernet and Token Ring together.
 .Pp
@ -68,19 +69,21 @@ Bridge interfaces are created using the
 .Xr ifconfig 8
 command's
 .Dq create
-sub-command.  All other bridge configuration is performed using
+sub-command.
 All other bridge configuration is performed using
 .Nm "" .
 .Pp
 The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl a
-Display the status of all bridge devices present on the system.  This
+Display the status of all bridge devices present on the system.
-flag is mutually exclusive with all other sub-commands.
+This flag is mutually exclusive with all other sub-commands.
 .El
 .Pp
-All other operations require that a bridge be specified.  If a
+All other operations require that a bridge be specified.
-bridge is specified with no sub-commands, the status of that bridge
+If a bridge is specified with no sub-commands,
-is displayed.  The following sub-commands are available:
+the status of that bridge is displayed.
 The following sub-commands are available:
 .Pp
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Cm up
@ -90,12 +93,14 @@ Stop forwarding packets on the bridge.
 .It Cm add Ar interface
 Add the interface named by
 .Ar interface
-as a member of the bridge.  The interface is put into promiscuous mode
+as a member of the bridge.
 The interface is put into promiscuous mode
 so that it can receive every packet sent on the network.
 .It Cm delete Ar interface
 Remove the interface named by
 .Ar interface
-from the bridge.  Promiscuous mode is disabled on the interface when
+from the bridge.
 Promiscuous mode is disabled on the interface when
 it is removed from the bridge.
 .It Cm maxaddr Ar size
 Set the size of the bridge address cache to
@ -104,10 +109,11 @@ The default is 100 entries.
 .It Cm timeout Ar seconds
 Set the timeout of address cache entries to
 .Ar seconds
-seconds.  If
+seconds.
 If
 .Ar seconds
-is zero, then address cache entries will not be expired.  The
+is zero, then address cache entries will not be expired.
-default is 240 seconds.
+The default is 240 seconds.
 .It Cm deladdr Ar address
 Delete
 .Ar address
@ -119,16 +125,19 @@ Delete all addresses, including static addresses, from the address cache.
 .It Cm discover Ar interface
 Mark an interface as a
 .Dq discovering
-interface.  When the bridge has no
+interface.
-address cache entry (either dynamic or static) for the destination address
+When the bridge has no address cache entry
-of a packet, the bridge will forward the packet to all member interfaces
+(either dynamic or static)
-marked as
+for the destination address of a packet,
 the bridge will forward the packet to all
 member interfaces marked as
 .Dq discovering .
 This is the default for all interfaces added to a bridge.
 .It Cm -discover Ar interface
 Clear the
 .Dq discovering
-attribute on a member interface.  For packets without the
+attribute on a member interface.
 For packets without the
 .Dq discovering
 attribute, the only packets forwarded on the interface are broadcast
 or multicast packets and packets for which the destination address
@ -136,10 +145,11 @@ is known to be on the interface's segment.
 .It Cm learn Ar interface
 Mark an interface as a
 .Dq learning
-interface.  When a packet arrives on such an interface, the source
+interface.
 When a packet arrives on such an interface, the source
 address of the packet is entered into the address cache as being a
-destination address on the interface's segment.  This is the default
+destination address on the interface's segment.
-for all interfaces added to a bridge.
+This is the default for all interfaces added to a bridge.
 .It Cm -learn Ar interface
 Clear the
 .Dq learning
@ -156,26 +166,30 @@ Disable Spanning Tree protocol on
 .Ar interface .
 This is the default for all interfaces added to a bridge.
 .It Cm maxage Ar seconds
-Set the time that a Spanning Tree protocol configuration is valid.  The
+Set the time that a Spanning Tree protocol configuration is valid.
-default is 20 seconds.  The mininum is 1 second and the maximum is 255
+The default is 20 seconds.
-seconds.
+The mininum is 1 second and the maximum is 255 seconds.
 .It Cm fwddelay Ar seconds
 Set the time that must pass before an interface begins forwarding
-packets when Spanning Tree is enabled. The default is 15 seconds.  The
+packets when Spanning Tree is enabled.
-mininum is 1 second and the maximum is 255 seconds.
+The default is 15 seconds.
 The mininum is 1 second and the maximum is 255 seconds.
 .It Cm hellotime Ar seconds
 Set the time between broadcasting of Spanning Tree protocol
-configuration messages.  The default is 2 seconds.  The minimum is 1
+configuration messages.
-second and the maximum is 255 seconds.
+The default is 2 seconds.
 The minimum is 1 second and the maximum is 255 seconds.
 .It Cm priority Ar value
-Set the bridge priority for Spanning Tree.  The default is 32768.
+Set the bridge priority for Spanning Tree.
 The default is 32768.
 The minimum is 0 and the maximum is 65536.
 .It Cm ifpriority Ar interface Ar value
 Set the Spanning Tree priority of
 .Ar interface
 to
 .Ar value .
-The default is 128.  The minimum is 0 and the maximum is 255.
+The default is 128.
 The minimum is 0 and the maximum is 255.
 .El
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 The following then placed in the file
@ -186,8 +200,8 @@ to be created, and will add the interfaces
 .Sq ray0
 and
 .Sq fxp0
-to the bridge, and then enable packet forwarding.  Such a
+to the bridge, and then enable packet forwarding.
-configuration could be used to implement a simple
+Such a configuration could be used to implement a simple
 802.11-to-Ethernet bridge (assuming the 802.11 interface is
 in ad-hoc mode).
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
@ -195,8 +209,8 @@ create
 !brconfig $int add ray0 add fxp0 up
 .Ed
 .Pp
-Consider a system with two 4-port Ethernet boards.  The following
+Consider a system with two 4-port Ethernet boards.
-placed in the file
+The following placed in the file
 .Pa /etc/ifconfig.bridge0
 will cause a bridge consisting of all 8 ports with Spanning Tree
 enabled to be created:
--- a/sbin/ccdconfig/ccdconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/ccdconfig/ccdconfig.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: ccdconfig.8,v 1.20 2002/06/11 13:33:48 grant Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: ccdconfig.8,v 1.21 2002/10/01 13:40:26 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -72,13 +72,15 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 is used to dynamically configure and unconfigure concatenated disk
-devices, or ccds.  For more information about the ccd, see
+devices, or ccds.
 For more information about the ccd, see
 .Xr ccd 4 .
 .Pp
 The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl c
-Configure a ccd.  This is the default behavior of
+Configure a ccd.
 This is the default behavior of
 .Nm "" .
 .It Fl C
 Configure all ccd devices listed in the ccd configuration file.
@ -88,9 +90,10 @@ When configuring or unconfiguring all devices, read the file
 instead of the default
 .Pa /etc/ccd.conf .
 .It Fl g
-Dump the current ccd configuration in a format suitable for use as the
+Dump the current ccd configuration in a format suitable
-ccd configuration file.  If no arguments are specified, every configured
+for use as the ccd configuration file.
-ccd is dumped.  Otherwise, the configuration of each listed ccd is dumped.
+If no arguments are specified, every configured ccd is dumped.
 Otherwise, the configuration of each listed ccd is dumped.
 .It Fl M Ar core
 Extract values associated with the name list from
 .Pa core
@ -112,10 +115,10 @@ to be verbose.
 .El
 .Pp
 A ccd is described on the command line and in the ccd configuration
-file by the name of the ccd, the interleave factor, the ccd configuration
+file by the name of the ccd, the interleave factor,
-flags, and a list of one or more devices.  The flags may be represented
+the ccd configuration flags, and a list of one or more devices.
-as a decimal number, a hexadecimal number, a comma-separated list
+The flags may be represented as a decimal number, a hexadecimal number,
-of strings, or the word
+a comma-separated list of strings, or the word
 .Dq none .
 The flags are as follows:
 .Bd -unfilled -offset indent
--- a/sbin/chkconfig/chkconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/chkconfig/chkconfig.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: chkconfig.8,v 1.4 2001/11/16 11:26:54 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: chkconfig.8,v 1.5 2002/10/01 13:40:27 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2001 Zembu Labs, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -99,12 +99,14 @@ keyword
 .Dq chkconfig
 present in the
 .Xr rc.d 8
-script for that service.  If a service's script does not contain
+script for that service.
 If a service's script does not contain
 this keyword, it may still be managed by
 .Nm
 using the
 .Fl f
-flag.  When this flag is used,
+flag.
 When this flag is used,
 .Nm
 will automatically add the
 .Dq chkconfig
--- a/sbin/dkctl/dkctl.8
+++ b/sbin/dkctl/dkctl.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: dkctl.8,v 1.3 2002/07/01 18:49:57 yamt Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: dkctl.8,v 1.4 2002/10/01 13:40:29 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright 2002 Wasabi Systems, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 allows a user or system administrator to manipulate and configure disks
-in various ways.  It is used by specifying a disk to manipulate, the command
+in various ways.
 It is used by specifying a disk to manipulate, the command
 to perform, and any arguments the command may require.
 .Sh COMMANDS
 The following commands are supported:
@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ Get and display the cache enables for the specified device.
 .Ar none | r | w | rw
 .Op Ar save
 .Pp
-Set the cache enables for the specified device.  The enables are
+Set the cache enables for the specified device.
-as follows:
+The enables are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It none
 Disable all caches on the disk.
@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ enables in the disk's non-volatile parameter storage.
 .Op Ar force
 .Pp
 Causes the cache on the disk to be synchronized, flushing all dirty
-write cache blocks to the media.  If
+write cache blocks to the media.
 If
 .Ar force
 is specified, the cache synchronization command will be issued even
 if the kernel does not believe that there are any dirty cache blocks
--- a/sbin/dump/dump.8
+++ b/sbin/dump/dump.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: dump.8,v 1.47 2002/02/26 02:00:16 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: dump.8,v 1.48 2002/10/01 13:40:27 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
 .\"	 Regents of the University of California.
@ -98,14 +98,12 @@ A dump that is larger than the output medium is broken into
 multiple volumes.
 On most media the size is determined by writing until an
 end-of-media indication is returned.
-This can be enforced
+This can be enforced by using the
 by using the
 .Fl a
 option.
 .Pp
 On media that cannot reliably return an end-of-media indication
-(such as some cartridge tape drives)
+(such as some cartridge tape drives) each volume is of a fixed size;
 each volume is of a fixed size;
 the actual size is determined by the tape size and density and/or
 block count options below.
 By default, the same output file name is used for each volume
@ -135,15 +133,12 @@ The following options are supported by
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Fl 0\-9
 Dump levels.
-A level 0, full backup,
+A level 0, full backup, guarantees the entire file system is copied
 guarantees the entire file system is copied
 (but see also the
 .Fl h
 option below).
-A level number above 0,
+A level number above 0, incremental backup,
-incremental backup,
+tells dump to copy all files new or modified since the
 tells dump to
 copy all files new or modified since the
 last dump of a lower level.
 The default level is 9.
 .It Fl a
@ -178,14 +173,12 @@ is a file system image.
 Write the backup to
 .Ar file ;
 .Ar file
-may be a special device file
+may be a special device file like
 like
 .Pa /dev/rst0
 (a tape drive),
 .Pa /dev/rsd1c
 (a disk drive),
-an ordinary file,
+an ordinary file, or
 or
 .Ql Fl
 (the standard output).
 Multiple file names may be given as a single argument separated by commas.
@ -222,15 +215,17 @@ so that incremental backups omit such files
 but full backups retain them.
 .It Fl k Ar read blocksize
 The size in kilobyte of the read buffers, rounded up to a multiple of the
-file system block size. Default is 32k.
+file system block size.
 Default is 32k.
 .It Fl l Ar timeout
 If a tape change is required, eject the tape and wait for the drive to
-be ready again.  This is to be used with tape changers which automatically load
+be ready again.
-the next tape when the tape is ejected.  If after the timeout (in seconds) the
+This is to be used with tape changers which automatically load
-drive is not ready
+the next tape when the tape is ejected.
 If after the timeout (in seconds) the drive is not ready
 .Nm
-falls back to the default behavior, and prompts the operator for the next
+falls back to the default behavior,
-tape.
+and prompts the operator for the next tape.
 .It Fl L Ar label
 The user-supplied text string
 .Ar label
@ -239,9 +234,8 @@ is placed into the dump header, where tools like
 and
 .Xr file 1
 can access it.
-Note that this label is limited
+Note that this label is limited to be at most LBLSIZE
-to be at most LBLSIZE (currently 16) characters, which must include
+(currently 16) characters, which must include the terminating
 the terminating
 .Ql \e0 .
 .It Fl n
 Whenever
@ -255,9 +249,11 @@ by means similar to a
 Use that many buffers for read cache operations.
 A value of zero disables the read cache altogether, higher values
 improve read performance by reading larger data blocks from the
-disk and maintaining them in an LRU cache. See the
+disk and maintaining them in an LRU cache.
 See the
 .Fl k
-option for the size of the buffers. Maximum is 512, the size of the cache is
+option for the size of the buffers.
 Maximum is 512, the size of the cache is
 limited to 15% of the avail RAM by default.
 .It Fl s Ar feet
 Attempt to calculate the amount of tape needed
@ -273,8 +269,9 @@ required, and exit without actually performing the dump.
 .It Fl t
 All informational log messages printed by
 .Nm
-will have the time prepended to them.  Also, the completion time
+will have the time prepended to them.
-interval estimations will have the estimated time at which the dump
+Also, the completion time interval estimations
 will have the estimated time at which the dump
 will complete printed at the end of the line.
 .It Fl T Ar date
 Use the specified date as the starting time for the dump
@ -343,7 +340,8 @@ flag
 .Pq Dv UF_NODUMP ,
 files with the
 .Qq nodump
-flag will not be backed up. If a directory has the
+flag will not be backed up.
 If a directory has the
 .Qq nodump
 flag, this directory and any file or directory under it will not be backed up.
 .Pp
@ -480,7 +478,8 @@ limit is exceeded then
 .Qo
 ERROR: TIMEFORMAT too long, reverting to default
 .Qc
-will be printed and the time format will revert to the default one.  If
+will be printed and the time format will revert to the default one.
 If
 .Ev TIMEFORMAT
 is not set then the format string defaults to
 .Qo
@ -490,7 +489,8 @@ is not set then the format string defaults to
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /etc/dumpdates -compact
 .It Pa /dev/nrst0
-default tape unit to use. Taken from
+default tape unit to use.
 Taken from
 .Dv _PATH_DEFTAPE
 in
 .Pa /usr/include/paths.h .
--- a/sbin/dump_lfs/dump_lfs.8
+++ b/sbin/dump_lfs/dump_lfs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: dump_lfs.8,v 1.6 2002/01/21 18:15:08 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: dump_lfs.8,v 1.7 2002/10/01 13:40:28 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
 .\"	 Regents of the University of California.
@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ so that incremental backups omit such files
 but full backups retain them.
 .It Fl k Ar read blocksize
 The size in kilobyte of the read buffers, rounded up to a multiple of the
-filesystem block size. Default is 32k.
+filesystem block size.
 Default is 32k.
 .It Fl L Ar label
 The user-supplied text string
 .Ar label
@ -198,9 +199,11 @@ by means similar to a
 Use that many buffers for read cache operations.
 A value of zero disables the read cache altogether, higher values
 improve read performance by reading larger data blocks from the
-disk and maintaining them in an LRU cache. See the
+disk and maintaining them in an LRU cache.
 See the
 .Fl k
-option for the size of the buffers. Maximum is 512, the size of the cache is
+option for the size of the buffers.
 Maximum is 512, the size of the cache is
 limited to 15% of the avail RAM by default.
 .It Fl s Ar feet
 Attempt to calculate the amount of tape needed
@ -280,7 +283,8 @@ flag
 .Pq Dv UF_NODUMP ,
 files with the
 .Qq nodump
-flag will not be backed up. If a directory has the
+flag will not be backed up.
 If a directory has the
 .Qq nodump
 flag, this directory and any file or directory under it will not be backed up.
 .Pp
@ -409,7 +413,8 @@ on the remote machine.
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /etc/dumpdates -compact
 .It Pa /dev/nrst0
-default tape unit to use. Taken from
+default tape unit to use.
 Taken from
 .Dv _PATH_DEFTAPE
 in
 .Pa /usr/include/paths.h .
--- a/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8
+++ b/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: fdisk.8,v 1.30 2002/03/26 23:56:05 christos Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: fdisk.8,v 1.31 2002/10/01 13:40:29 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd December 19, 2000
 .Dt FDISK 8
@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ The various fields in each partition are:
 is used to label the partition.
 .Nx
 reserves the magic number 169 decimal (A9 in hex).
-The number 0 is used to mark a partition as unused. See the
+The number 0 is used to mark a partition as unused.
 See the
 .Fl l
 flag.
 .It Xo
--- a/sbin/fsck/fsck.8
+++ b/sbin/fsck/fsck.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: fsck.8,v 1.26 2001/12/20 20:10:36 soren Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: fsck.8,v 1.27 2002/10/01 13:40:30 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1996 Christos Zoulas.  All rights reserved.
 .\"
@ -72,15 +72,17 @@ to be the partition designator.
 The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl d
-Debugging mode. Just print the commands without executing them.
+Debugging mode.
 Just print the commands without executing them.
 .It Fl f
 Force checking of file systems, even when they are marked clean (for file
 systems that support this), or when they are mounted read-write.
 .It Fl l Ar maxparallel
 Limit the number of parallel checks to the number specified in
-the following argument. By default, the limit is the number of
+the following argument.
-disks, running one process per disk. If a smaller limit is giv-
+By default, the limit is the number of disks, running one process per disk.
-en, the disks are checked round-robin, one file system at a time.
+If a smaller limit is given, the disks are checked round-robin,
 one file system at a time.
 .It Fl n
 Causes
 .Nm
@ -102,8 +104,8 @@ intervention is required.
 .It Fl t Ar fstype
 Invoke
 .Nm
-only for the comma separated list of file system types. If the
+only for the comma separated list of file system types.
-list starts with
+If the list starts with
 .Dq no
 then invoke
 .Nm
--- a/sbin/fsck_ext2fs/fsck_ext2fs.8
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ext2fs/fsck_ext2fs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: fsck_ext2fs.8,v 1.9 2002/02/07 03:15:07 ross Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: fsck_ext2fs.8,v 1.10 2002/10/01 13:40:30 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Manuel Bouyer.
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993
@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 performs interactive filesystem consistency checks and repair for each of
-the filesystems specified on the command line. It is normally invoked from
+the filesystems specified on the command line.
 It is normally invoked from
 .Xr fsck 8 .
 .Pp
 The kernel takes care that only a restricted class of innocuous filesystem
@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ option) will correct; if it encounters other inconsistencies, it exits
 with an abnormal return status.
 For each corrected inconsistency one or more lines will be printed
 identifying the filesystem on which the correction will take place,
-and the nature of the correction.  After successfully correcting a filesystem,
+and the nature of the correction.
 After successfully correcting a filesystem,
 .Nm
 will print the number of files on that filesystem
 and the number of used and free blocks.
@ -123,17 +125,18 @@ The following flags are interpreted by
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl b
 Use the block specified immediately after the flag as
-the super block for the filesystem.  Block 8193 is usually
+the super block for the filesystem.
-an alternate super block.
+Block 8193 is usually an alternate super block.
 .It Fl d
 Print debugging output.
 .It Fl f
-Force checking of file systems.  Normally, if a file system is cleanly
+Force checking of file systems.
-unmounted, the kernel will set a
+Normally, if a file system is cleanly unmounted, the kernel will set a
 .Dq clean flag
 in the file system superblock, and
 .Nm
-will not check the file system.  This option forces
+will not check the file system.
 This option forces
 .Nm
 to check the file system, regardless of the state of the clean flag.
 .It Fl m
--- a/sbin/fsck_ffs/fsck_ffs.8
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ffs/fsck_ffs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: fsck_ffs.8,v 1.30 2002/09/28 20:11:06 dbj Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: fsck_ffs.8,v 1.31 2002/10/01 13:40:31 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 performs interactive file system consistency checks and repair for each of
-the file systems specified on the command line. It is normally invoked from
+the file systems specified on the command line.
 It is normally invoked from
 .Xr fsck 8 .
 .Pp
 The kernel takes care that only a restricted class of innocuous file system
@ -85,8 +86,8 @@ option) will correct; if it encounters other inconsistencies, it exits
 with an abnormal return status.
 For each corrected inconsistency one or more lines will be printed
 identifying the file system on which the correction will take place,
-and the nature of the correction.  After successfully correcting a file
+and the nature of the correction.
-system,
+After successfully correcting a file system,
 .Nm
 will print the number of files on that file system,
 the number of used and free blocks,
@ -151,7 +152,8 @@ Interpret the filesystem as an Apple UFS filesystem, even if
 there is no Apple UFS volume label present.
 .It Fl B
 Convert the file system metadata to the specified byte order if needed.
-Valid byte order are `be' and `le'. If
+Valid byte order are `be' and `le'.
 If
 .Nm ""
 is interrupted while swapping the metadata byte order, the file system cannot
 be recovered.
@ -160,8 +162,8 @@ will print a message in interactive mode if the file system is not in host
 byte order.
 .It Fl b
 Use the block specified immediately after the flag as
-the super block for the file system.  Block 32 is usually
+the super block for the file system.
-an alternative super block.
+Block 32 is usually an alternative super block.
 .It Fl c
 Convert the file system to the specified level.
 Note that the level of a file system can only be raised.
@ -206,12 +208,13 @@ will be accessed
 .Sq as-is ,
 and no attempts will be made to read a disklabel.
 .It Fl f
-Force checking of file systems.  Normally, if a file system is cleanly
+Force checking of file systems.
-unmounted, the kernel will set a
+Normally, if a file system is cleanly unmounted, the kernel will set a
 .Dq clean flag
 in the file system superblock, and
 .Nm
-will not check the file system.  This option forces
+will not check the file system.
 This option forces
 .Nm
 to check the file system, regardless of the state of the clean flag.
 .It Fl m
--- a/sbin/fsck_lfs/fsck_lfs.8
+++ b/sbin/fsck_lfs/fsck_lfs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: fsck_lfs.8,v 1.9 2002/02/08 01:30:43 ross Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: fsck_lfs.8,v 1.10 2002/10/01 13:40:31 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 performs interactive filesystem consistency checks and repair for each of
-the filesystems specified on the command line. It is normally invoked from
+the filesystems specified on the command line.
 It is normally invoked from
 .Xr fsck 8 .
 .Pp
 The design of LFS takes care that no filesystem inconsistencies can
@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ will report and optionally correct any such inconsistencies.
 .Pp
 For each corrected inconsistency one or more lines will be printed
 identifying the filesystem on which the correction will take place,
-and the nature of the correction.  After successfully correcting a filesystem,
+and the nature of the correction.
 After successfully correcting a filesystem,
 .Nm
 will print the number of files on that filesystem,
 the number of used and free blocks,
@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ except for
 which is assumed to be affirmative;
 do not open the filesystem for writing.
 .It Fl p
-Specify ``preen'' mode.  Currently, in this mode
+Specify ``preen'' mode.
 Currently, in this mode
 .Nm
 simply checks validity of the newer checkpoint.
 .It Fl y
--- a/sbin/fsck_msdos/fsck_msdos.8
+++ b/sbin/fsck_msdos/fsck_msdos.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: fsck_msdos.8,v 1.12 2001/11/16 11:36:33 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: fsck_msdos.8,v 1.13 2002/10/01 13:40:32 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (C) 1995 Wolfgang Solfrank
 .\" Copyright (c) 1995 Martin Husemann
@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ run from
 during automatic reboot, when a FAT filesystem is detected.
 When preening file systems,
 .Nm
-will fix common inconsistencies non-interactively.  If
+will fix common inconsistencies non-interactively.
-more serious problems are found,
+If more serious problems are found,
 .Nm
 does not try to fix them, indicates that it was not
 successful, and exits.
--- a/sbin/fsdb/fsdb.8
+++ b/sbin/fsdb/fsdb.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: fsdb.8,v 1.13 2002/02/08 01:30:43 ross Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: fsdb.8,v 1.14 2002/10/01 13:40:33 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
 opens
 .Ar fsname
 (usually a raw disk partition) and runs a command loop
-allowing manipulation of the file system's inode data.  You are prompted
+allowing manipulation of the file system's inode data.
-to enter a command with
+You are prompted to enter a command with
 .Dq "fsdb (inum X)\*[Gt]"
 where
 .Va X
-is the currently selected i-number.  The initial selected inode is the
+is the currently selected i-number.
-root of the filesystem (i-number 2).
+The initial selected inode is the root of the filesystem (i-number 2).
 The command processor uses the
 .Xr editline 3
 library, so you can use command line editing to reduce typing if desired.
@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ Find
 in the current directory and make its inode the current inode.
 .Ar Name
 may be a multi-component name or may begin with slash to indicate that
-the root inode should be used to start the lookup.  If some component
+the root inode should be used to start the lookup.
-along the pathname is not found, the last valid directory encountered is
+If some component along the pathname is not found,
-left as the active inode.
+the last valid directory encountered is left as the active inode.
 .br
 This command is valid only if the starting inode is a directory.
 .Pp
@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ Set the active inode's link count to
 .Ar number .
 .Pp
 .It Cm ls
-List the current inode's directory entries.  This command is valid only
+List the current inode's directory entries.
-if the current inode is a directory.
+This command is valid only if the current inode is a directory.
 .Pp
 .It Cm blks
 List the current inode's blocks numbers.
@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ List the current inode's blocks numbers.
 .It Cm del Ar name
 Remove the entry
 .Ar name
-from the current directory inode.  This command is valid only
+from the current directory inode.
-if the current inode is a directory.
+This command is valid only if the current inode is a directory.
 .Pp
 .It Cm ln Ar ino Ar name
 Create a link to inode
 .Ar ino
 under the name
 .Ar name
-in the current directory inode.  This command is valid only
+in the current directory inode.
-if the current inode is a directory.
+This command is valid only if the current inode is a directory.
 .Pp
 .It Cm chinum Ar dirslot Ar inum
 Change the i-number in directory entry
@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ Change the name in directory entry
 .Ar dirslot
 to
 .Ar name .
-This command cannot expand a directory entry.  You can only rename an
+This command cannot expand a directory entry.
-entry if the name will fit into the existing directory slot.
+You can only rename an entry if the name will fit into
 the existing directory slot.
 .Pp
 .It Cm chtype Ar type
 Change the type of the current inode to
@ -203,7 +204,8 @@ should be in the format
 .Em YYYYMMDDHHMMSS[.nsec]
 where
 .Em nsec
-is an optional nanosecond specification.  If no nanoseconds are specified, the
+is an optional nanosecond specification.
 If no nanoseconds are specified, the
 .Va mtimensec ,
 .Va ctimensec ,
 or
@ -222,7 +224,8 @@ Exit the program.
 .Nm
 uses the source code for
 .Xr fsck 8
-to implement most of the file system manipulation code.  The remainder of
+to implement most of the file system manipulation code.
 The remainder of
 .Nm
 first appeared in
 .Nx 1.1 .
--- a/sbin/init/init.8
+++ b/sbin/init/init.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: init.8,v 1.24 2001/11/16 11:37:04 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: init.8,v 1.25 2002/10/01 13:40:34 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ may be passed
 .Fl s
 from the boot program to prevent the system from going multi-user and
 to instead execute a single user shell without starting the normal
-daemons.  The system is then quiescent for maintenance work and may
+daemons.
 The system is then quiescent for maintenance work and may
 later be made to go to state 2 (multi-user) by exiting the single-user
 shell (with ^D).
 .It
--- a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: ldconfig.8,v 1.13 2001/11/16 11:37:40 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: ldconfig.8,v 1.14 2002/10/01 13:40:34 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ directory search operations
 would have to perform to load required shared libraries.
 .Pp
 The shared libraries so found will be automatically available for loading
-if needed by the program being prepared for execution.  This obviates the need
+if needed by the program being prepared for execution.
-for storing search paths within the executable.
+This obviates the need for storing search paths within the executable.
 .Pp
 The
 .Ev LD_LIBRARY_PATH
@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ is a
 .Sq \&:
 separated list of directory paths that are searched by
 .Nm ld.so
-when it needs to load a shared library.  It can be viewed as the run-time
+when it needs to load a shared library.
-equivalent of the
+It can be viewed as the run-time equivalent of the
 .Fl L
 switch of
 .Nm ld .
@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ Do not scan directories listed in
 for shared libraries.
 .It Fl m
 Merge the result of the scan of the directories given as arguments into
-the existing hints file.  The default action is to build the hints file afresh.
+the existing hints file.
 The default action is to build the hints file afresh.
 .It Fl r
 Lists the current contents of
 .Pa ld.so.hints
-on the standard output.  The hints file will not be modified.
+on the standard output.
 The hints file will not be modified.
 .It Fl s
 Do not scan the built-in system directory
 .Pq Pa /usr/lib ,
@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ for shared libraries.
 .It Fl S
 Do not scan the built-in system directory
 .Pq Pa /usr/lib ,
-for shared libraries.  (Directories listed in
+for shared libraries.
 (Directories listed in
 .Pa /etc/ld.so.conf
 are still scanned.)
 .It Fl v
@ -142,18 +145,22 @@ in
 Special care must be taken when loading shared libraries into the address
 space of
 .Em set-user-ID
-programs.  Whenever such a program is run,
+programs.
 Whenever such a program is run,
 .Nm ld.so
 will only load shared libraries from the
 .Pa ld.so.hints
-file.  In particular, the
+file.
 In particular, the
 .Ev LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 and
 .Ev LD_PRELOAD
-is not used to search for libraries.  Thus, the role of ldconfig is dual.  In
+is not used to search for libraries.
-addition to building a set of hints for quick lookup, it also serves to
+Thus, the role of ldconfig is dual.
 In addition to building a set of hints for quick lookup, it also serves to
 specify the trusted collection of directories from which shared objects can
-be safely loaded.  It is presumed that the set of directories specified to
+be safely loaded.
 It is presumed that the set of directories specified to
 .Nm
 is under control of the system's administrator.
 .Nm ld.so
--- a/sbin/lmcctl/lmcctl.8
+++ b/sbin/lmcctl/lmcctl.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"     $NetBSD: lmcctl.8,v 1.8 2001/11/16 11:38:15 wiz Exp $
+.\"     $NetBSD: lmcctl.8,v 1.9 2002/10/01 13:40:35 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997-1999 LAN Media Corporation (LMC)
 .\" All rights reserved.  www.lanmedia.com
@ -47,9 +47,10 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm ""
 is the user-land control program for the Lan Media SSI,
-HSSI, and DS3 network interfaces.  The SSI is the LMC1000, and runs at
+HSSI, and DS3 network interfaces.
-various speeds up to 10Mbps.  The DS3 is the LMC5245 and runs at a speed of
+The SSI is the LMC1000, and runs at various speeds up to 10Mbps.
-45Mbps.  The HSSI is the LMC5200, and has no internal clock generator.
+The DS3 is the LMC5245 and runs at a speed of 45Mbps.
 The HSSI is the LMC5200, and has no internal clock generator.
 .Nm ""
 is used to configure various media and protocol options dealing with HDLC
 serial links and hardware configurations.
@ -76,8 +77,9 @@ Set the interface to use external clocking.
 This is the default.
 .It Fl C
 (SSI, HSSI)
-Set the interface to use internal clocking.  On the SSI card this uses the
+Set the interface to use internal clocking.
-internal baud rate generator.  On the HSSI card it uses the PCI bus clock.
+On the SSI card this uses the internal baud rate generator.
 On the HSSI card it uses the PCI bus clock.
 .It Fl e
 Select 16-bit CRC.
 This is the default.
@ -97,9 +99,10 @@ This is the default.
 Enable the DS3 scrambler function.
 .It Fl o
 (DS3)
-Program the card for cable lengths of less than 100 feet.  In this mode,
+Program the card for cable lengths of less than 100 feet.
-the card uses lower power to transmit data for short cable runs, which might
+In this mode, the card uses lower power to transmit data
-otherwise overdrive a receiver.  This is the default, and will work in most
+for short cable runs, which might otherwise overdrive a receiver.
 This is the default, and will work in most
 situations even with runs more than 100 feet.
 .It Fl O
 (DS3)
--- a/sbin/modload/modload.8
+++ b/sbin/modload/modload.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: modload.8,v 1.19 2002/09/13 15:32:21 gehenna Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: modload.8,v 1.20 2002/10/01 13:40:35 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ The options to
 are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl d
-Debug.  Used to debug
+Debug.
 Used to debug
 .Nm
 itself.
 .It Fl n
@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ Print comments about the loading process.
 .It Fl s
 Load the symbol table.
 .It Fl S
-Do not remove the temporary object file.  By default, the
+Do not remove the temporary object file.
 By default, the
 .Xr ld 1
 output is removed after being loaded into the kernel.
 .It Fl A Ar kernel
@ -83,21 +85,20 @@ This is passed by
 to
 .Xr ld 1
 when the module is linked.
-The default module entry point name is `xxxinit'. If `xxxinit' cannot be
+The default module entry point name is `xxxinit'.
-found, an attempt to use `\*[Lt]module_name\*[Gt]_lkmentry' will be made, where
+If `xxxinit' cannot be found, an attempt to
 use `\*[Lt]module_name\*[Gt]_lkmentry' will be made, where
 \*[Lt]module_name\*[Gt] is the filename being loaded without the `.o'.
 .It Fl p Ar postinstall
 Specify the name of a shell script or program that will
-be executed if the module is successfully loaded. It
+be executed if the module is successfully loaded.
-is always passed the module id (in decimal) and module
+It is always passed the module id (in decimal) and module
 type (in hexadecimal) as the first two arguments.
 For loadable drivers, the third argument is the character major device number
 and the fourth argument is the block major device number.
-For a loadable system call, the third argument is the system
+For a loadable system call, the third argument is the system call number.
 call number.
 .It Fl o Ar output_file
-Specify the name of the output file that is produced by
+Specify the name of the output file that is produced by the linker.
 the linker.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /usr/include/sys/lkm.h -compact
--- a/sbin/mount/mount.8
+++ b/sbin/mount/mount.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount.8,v 1.35 2002/09/21 18:43:32 christos Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount.8,v 1.36 2002/10/01 13:40:36 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ or
 .Ar node
 are not provided, the appropriate information is taken from the
 .Xr fstab 5
-file. The provided argument is looked up first in the
+file.
 The provided argument is looked up first in the
 .Dq fs_file ,
 then in the
 .Dq fs_spec
@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ point
 .Ar node
 and has access to the
 .Ar special
-device (at least read permissions).  In addition, the
+device (at least read permissions).
 In addition, the
 .Em vfs.generic.usermount
 .Xr sysctl 3
 must be set to 1 to permit file system mounting by ordinary users.
@ -170,8 +172,9 @@ Do not interpret character or block special devices on the file system.
 This option is useful for a server that has file systems containing
 special devices for architectures other than its own.
 .It Cm nodevmtime
-Do not update modification times on device special files.  This option
+Do not update modification times on device special files.
-is useful on laptops or other systems that perform power management.
+This option is useful on laptops
 or other systems that perform power management.
 .It Cm nocoredump
 Do not allow programs to create crash dumps (core files) on the file system.
 This option can be used to help protect sensitive
@ -192,14 +195,16 @@ The same as
 .Fl r ;
 mount the file system read-only (even the super-user may not write it).
 .It Cm softdep
-(FFS only) Mount the filesystem using soft-dependencies. This means that
+(FFS only) Mount the filesystem using soft-dependencies.
-metadata will not be written immediately, but is written in an ordered fashion
+This means that metadata will not be written immediately,
-to keep the on-disk state of the filesystem consistent. This results
+but is written in an ordered fashion to keep the
-in significant speedups for file create/delete operations. This option
+on-disk state of the filesystem consistent.
-will be ignored when using the
+This results in significant speedups for file create/delete operations.
 This option will be ignored when using the
 .Fl u
-flag and a filesystem is already mounted read/write. This option has gone
+flag and a filesystem is already mounted read/write.
-through moderate to heavy testing, but should still be used with care.
+This option has gone through moderate to heavy testing,
 but should still be used with care.
 It requires the
 .Dv SOFTDEP
 option to be enabled in the running kernel.
@ -208,8 +213,9 @@ Recognize permission of symbolic link when reading or traversing link.
 .It Cm sync
 All
 .Tn I/O
-to the file system should be done synchronously. This is not equivalent to the
+to the file system should be done synchronously.
-normal mode in which only metadata is written synchronously.
+This is not equivalent to the normal mode in which only
 metadata is written synchronously.
 .It Cm nosync
 Clear
 .Cm sync
@ -261,9 +267,8 @@ is used to indicate the file system type.
 The type
 .Ar ffs
 is the default.
-The \fI-t\fP option can be used
+The \fI-t\fP option can be used to indicate that the actions
-to indicate that the actions should only be taken on
+should only be taken on filesystems of the specified type.
 filesystems of the specified type.
 More than one type may be specified in a comma separated list.
 The list of filesystem types can be prefixed with
 .Dq no
@ -317,7 +322,8 @@ or
 .Fl w
 option.
 .It Fl v
-Verbose mode. If this flag is specified more than once, then the
+Verbose mode.
 If this flag is specified more than once, then the
 filesystem-specific mount arguments are printed for the given mounted
 filesystem.
 .It Fl w
--- a/sbin/mount_ados/mount_ados.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_ados/mount_ados.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: mount_ados.8,v 1.14 2001/11/16 11:26:55 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: mount_ados.8,v 1.15 2002/10/01 13:40:37 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993, 1994 Christopher G. Demetriou
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ filesystem currently supports the Amiga fast file system.
 .Pp
 The
 .Sq ados
-filesystem implementation currently is read-only. The
+filesystem implementation currently is read-only.
 The
 .Nm
 utility silently retries the mount read-only, as if the
 .Ar ro
--- a/sbin/mount_cd9660/mount_cd9660.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_cd9660/mount_cd9660.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: mount_cd9660.8,v 1.16 2001/11/16 11:26:55 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: mount_cd9660.8,v 1.17 2002/10/01 13:40:38 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993, 1994
 .\"     The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ currently does not support Unicode characters present in some
 Joliet filesystems.
 .It Cm nomaplcase
 File names on cd9660 cdrom without Rock Ridge extension present
-should be uppercase only. By default, cd9660 recodes file
+should be uppercase only.
 By default, cd9660 recodes file
 names read from a non-Rock Ridge disk to all lowercase characters.
 .Cm nomaplcase
 turns off this mapping.
@ -147,8 +148,8 @@ were added in
 .Nx 1.5 .
 .Sh BUGS
 For some cdroms the information in the Rock Ridge extension is wrong
-and the cdrom needs to be mounted with "norrip".  A sign that something
+and the cdrom needs to be mounted with "norrip".
-is wrong is that the
+A sign that something is wrong is that the
 .Xr stat 2
 system call returns
 .Er EBADF
--- a/sbin/mount_ffs/mount_ffs.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_ffs/mount_ffs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount_ffs.8,v 1.9 2001/11/16 11:21:38 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount_ffs.8,v 1.10 2002/10/01 13:40:39 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ device on to the file system tree at point
 .Pp
 The
 .Nm mount_ufs
-form of the command is meant for backward
+form of the command is meant for backward compatibility only.
-compatibility only.  Fast File Systems should no longer
+Fast File Systems should no longer be listed as type
 be listed as type
 .Dq ufs
 in
 .Xr fstab 5
--- a/sbin/mount_filecore/mount_filecore.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_filecore/mount_filecore.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: mount_filecore.8,v 1.7 2001/11/16 11:58:28 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: mount_filecore.8,v 1.8 2002/10/01 13:40:39 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1998 Mark Brinicombe
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993,1994 Christopher G. Demetriou
@ -49,9 +49,10 @@
 The
 .Nx
 FILECORE filesystem is a read only implementation of the filecore file system
-found in Acorn Computers RISC OS operating system. This operating system
+found in Acorn Computers RISC OS operating system.
-is the ROM based operating system found on their ARM 6, ARM7 and
+This operating system is the ROM based operating system
-StrongARM 110 based RiscPC machines that are supported by the arm32 port.
+found on their ARM 6, ARM7 and StrongARM 110 based RiscPC machines
 that are supported by the arm32 port.
 Under RISC OS, filecore will have multiple instantiations for file
 systems on different block devices such as floppies, IDE discs, SCSI discs
 etc. and these frquently are considered to be different filesystems
@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ Give all files owner access.
 .It Fl R
 Give all files owner read access.
 .It Fl f
-Append the filetype to each filename. This option currently has no effect.
+Append the filetype to each filename.
 This option currently has no effect.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mount 2 ,
--- a/sbin/mount_msdos/mount_msdos.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_msdos/mount_msdos.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: mount_msdos.8,v 1.22 2001/11/16 11:26:56 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: mount_msdos.8,v 1.23 2002/10/01 13:40:40 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993, 1994 Christopher G. Demetriou
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -119,17 +119,21 @@ searches the root directory of the filesystem to
 be mounted for any existing Win'95 long filenames.
 If no such entries are found,
 .Fl s
-is the default. Otherwise
+is the default.
 Otherwise
 .Fl l
 is assumed.
 .It Fl 9
 Ignore the special Win'95 directory entries even
-if deleting or renaming a file. This forces
+if deleting or renaming a file.
 This forces
 .Fl s .
 .It Fl G
 This option causes the filesystem to be interpreted as an Atari-Gemdos
-filesystem. The differences to the msdos filesystem are minimal and
+filesystem.
-limited to the boot block. This option enforces
+The differences to the msdos filesystem are minimal and
 limited to the boot block.
 This option enforces
 .Fl s .
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ The default handling for
 and
 .Fl l
 will result in empty filesystems to be populated
-with short filenames only. To generate long filenames
+with short filenames only.
 To generate long filenames
 on empty DOS filesystems use
 .Fl l .
--- a/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount_nfs.8,v 1.18 2002/05/15 01:58:16 simonb Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount_nfs.8,v 1.19 2002/10/01 13:40:41 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ The options are:
 .It Fl 2
 Use the NFS Version 2 protocol.
 .It Fl 3
-Use the NFS Version 3 protocol. The default is to try version 3 first, and
+Use the NFS Version 3 protocol.
 The default is to try version 3 first, and
 fall back to version 2 if the mount fails.
 .It Fl D
 Used with NQNFS to set the
@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ Values may be set in the range of 1 - 9, with 9 referring to an
 This option is not generally recommended and is really an experimental
 feature.
 .It Fl I
-Set the readdir read size to the specified value. The value should normally
+Set the readdir read size to the specified value.
 The value should normally
 be a multiple of DIRBLKSIZ that is \*[Le] the read size for the mount.
 .It Fl K
 Pass Kerberos authenticators to the server for client-to-server
@ -131,14 +133,16 @@ Used with NQNFS to set the lease term to the specified number of seconds.
 Only use this argument for mounts with a large round trip delay.
 Values are normally in the 10-30 second range.
 .It Fl P
-Use a reserved socket port number. This is the default, and available
+Use a reserved socket port number.
 This is the default, and available
 for backwards compatibility purposes only.
 .It Fl R
 Set the retry count for doing the mount to the specified value.
 .It Fl T
 Use TCP transport instead of UDP.
 This is recommended for servers that are not on the same physical network as
-the client.  Not all NFS servers, especially not old ones, support this.
+the client.
 Not all NFS servers, especially not old ones, support this.
 .It Fl U
 Force the mount protocol to use UDP transport, even for TCP NFS mounts.
 (Necessary for some old
@ -148,10 +152,11 @@ servers.)
 Perform 32 \*[Lt]-\*[Gt] 64 bit directory cookie translation for version 3 mounts.
 This may be need in the case of a server using the upper 32 bits of
 v3 directory cookies, and when you are running emulated binaries
-that access such a filesystem. Native
+that access such a filesystem.
 Native
 .Nx
-binaries will never need this
+binaries will never need this option.
-option. This option introduces some overhead.
+This option introduces some overhead.
 .It Fl a
 Set the read-ahead count to the specified value.
 This may be in the range of 0 - 4, and determines how many blocks
@ -174,7 +179,8 @@ For UDP mount points, do a
 Although this flag increases the efficiency of UDP mounts it cannot
 be used for servers that do not reply to requests from the
 standard NFS port number 2049, or for servers with multiple network
-interfaces. In these cases if the socket is connected and the server
+interfaces.
 In these cases if the socket is connected and the server
 replies from a different port number or a different network interface
 the client will get ICMP port unreachable and the mount will hang.
 .It Fl d
@ -199,9 +205,9 @@ be used.
 This option reduces RPC traffic for cases such as
 .Dq "ls -l" ,
 but tends to flood the attribute and name caches with prefetched entries.
-Try this option and see whether performance improves or degrades. Probably
+Try this option and see whether performance improves or degrades.
-most useful for client to server network interconnects with a large bandwidth
+Probably most useful for client to server network
-times delay product.
+interconnects with a large bandwidth times delay product.
 .It Fl m
 Set the Kerberos realm to the string argument.
 Used with the
@ -215,9 +221,9 @@ See the
 .Xr mount 8
 man page for possible options and their meanings.
 .It Fl p
-Do not use a reserved port number for RPCs. This option is provided only
+Do not use a reserved port number for RPCs.
-to be able to mimic the old default behavior of not using a reserved
+This option is provided only to be able to mimic the old
-port, and should rarely be useful.
+default behavior of not using a reserved port, and should rarely be useful.
 .It Fl q
 Use the leasing extensions to the NFS Version 3 protocol
 to maintain cache consistency.
@ -228,9 +234,8 @@ that was part of the first release of
 .Bx 4.4 Lite .
 To interoperate with a first release
 .Bx 4.4 Lite
-NFS system you will have to
+NFS system you will have to avoid this option until you have had
-avoid this option until you have had an opportunity to upgrade the NFS code
+an opportunity to upgrade the NFS code to release 2 of
 to release 2 of
 .Bx 4.4 Lite
 on all your systems.
 .It Fl r
@ -267,7 +272,7 @@ tune the timeout
 interval.)
 .It Fl w
 Set the write data size to the specified value.
-Ditto the comments w.r.t. the
+Ditto the comments with respect to the
 .Fl r
 option, but using the
 .Dq "fragments dropped after timeout"
@ -297,7 +302,8 @@ by using a line like:
 .Dl "remotehost:/home /home nfs rw 0 0
 .Sh PERFORMANCE
 As can be derived from the comments accompanying the options, performance
-tuning of NFS can be a non-trivial task. Here are some common points
+tuning of NFS can be a non-trivial task.
 Here are some common points
 to watch:
 .Bl -bullet -offset indent
 .It
@ -306,19 +312,25 @@ Increasing the read and write size with the
 and
 .Fl w
 options respectively will increase throughput if the hardware can handle
-the larger packet sizes. The default size for version 2 is 8k when
+the larger packet sizes.
-using UDP, 64k when using TCP. The default size for v3 is platform dependent:
+The default size for version 2 is 8k when
-on i386, the default is 32k, for other platforms it is 8k. Values over
+using UDP, 64k when using TCP.
-32k are only supported for TCP, where 64k is the maximum. Any value
+The default size for v3 is platform dependent:
 on i386, the default is 32k, for other platforms it is 8k.
 Values over
 32k are only supported for TCP, where 64k is the maximum.
 Any value
 over 32k is unlikely to get you more performance, unless you have
 a very fast network.
 .It
 If the hardware can not handle larger packet sizes, you may see low
 performance figures or even temporary hangups during NFS activity.
-This can especially happen with older ethernet cards. What happens
+This can especially happen with older ethernet cards.
 What happens
 is that either the buffer on the card on the client side is overflowing,
 or that similar events occur on the server, leading to a lot
-of dropped packets. In this case, decreasing the read and write size,
+of dropped packets.
 In this case, decreasing the read and write size,
 using TCP, or a combination of both will usually lead to better throughput.
 Should you need to decrease the read and write size for all your NFS mounts
 because of a slow ethernet card, you can use
@ -344,11 +356,13 @@ the filesystem you requested, or is not exporting it to your host.
 If you believe the remote host is indeed exporting a filesystem to you,
 make sure the
 .Xr exports 5
-file is exporting the proper directories.  A common mistake is that
+file is exporting the proper directories.
 A common mistake is that
 mountd will not export a filesystem with the
 .Fl alldirs
 option, unless it
-is a mount point on the exporting host.  It is not possible to remotely
+is a mount point on the exporting host.
 It is not possible to remotely
 mount a subdirectory of an exported mount, unless it is exported with the
 .Fl alldirs
 option.
--- a/sbin/mount_ntfs/mount_ntfs.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_ntfs/mount_ntfs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: mount_ntfs.8,v 1.10 2001/11/16 11:59:47 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: mount_ntfs.8,v 1.11 2002/10/01 13:40:41 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993,1994 Christopher G. Demetriou
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 Semen Ustimenko
@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ foo[[:ATTRTYPE]:ATTRNAME]
 .Ed
 .Pp
 .Sq ATTRTYPE
-is one of identifier listed in $AttrDef file of
+is one of identifier listed in $AttrDef file of volume.
-volume. Default is $DATA.
+Default is $DATA.
 .Sq ATTRNAME
-is an attribute name. Default is none.
+is an attribute name.
 Default is none.
 .Pp
 .Sy Examples :
 .Pp
@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ To read directory raw data:
 # cat /mnt/foodir:\\$INDEX_ROOT:\\$I30
 .Ed
 .Ss Limited support for writing
-There is limited writing ability for files. Limitations:
+There is limited writing ability for files.
 Limitations:
 .Bl -bullet -compact
 .It
 file must be nonresident
@ -126,9 +128,9 @@ Note that that it's not currently possible to create or remove files
 on NTFS filesystem.
 .Pp
 .Sy Warning :
-do not mount NTFS filesystems read-write. The write support is
+do not mount NTFS filesystems read-write.
-not very useful and is not tested well. It's not safe to write to any file
+The write support is not very useful and is not tested well.
-on NTFS, you might damage the filesystem.
+It's not safe to write to any file on NTFS, you might damage the filesystem.
 Unless you want to debug NTFS filesystem code, mount the NTFS filesystem
 read-only.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
--- a/sbin/mount_null/mount_null.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_null/mount_null.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount_null.8,v 1.16 2002/03/30 15:28:35 groo Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount_null.8,v 1.17 2002/10/01 13:40:42 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -107,23 +107,24 @@ New null layers are created with
 .Nm
 takes two arguments, the pathname
 of the lower vfs (target-pn) and the pathname where the null
-layer will appear in the namespace (mount-point-pn).  After
+layer will appear in the namespace (mount-point-pn).
-the null layer is put into place, the contents
+After the null layer is put into place, the contents
 of target-pn subtree will be aliased under mount-point-pn.
 .\"
 .\"
 .Sh OPERATION OF A NULL LAYER
 The null layer is the minimum file system layer,
 simply passing all possible operations to the lower layer
-for processing there.  The majority of its activity centers
+for processing there.
-on the bypass routine, through which nearly all vnode operations
+The majority of its activity centers on the bypass routine,
-pass.
+through which nearly all vnode operations pass.
 .Pp
 The bypass routine accepts arbitrary vnode operations for
-handling by the lower layer.  It begins by examining vnode
+handling by the lower layer.
-operation arguments and replacing any null-nodes by their
+It begins by examining vnode operation arguments and replacing
-lower-layer equivalents.  It then invokes the operation
+any null-nodes by their lower-layer equivalents.
-on the lower layer.  Finally, it replaces the null-nodes
+It then invokes the operation on the lower layer.
 Finally, it replaces the null-nodes
 in the arguments and, if a vnode is returned by the operation,
 stacks a null-node on top of the returned vnode.
 .Pp
@ -146,11 +147,13 @@ information.
 .\"
 .Sh INSTANTIATING VNODE STACKS
 Mounting associates the null layer with a lower layer,
-in effect stacking two VFSes.  Vnode stacks are instead
+in effect stacking two VFSes.
 Vnode stacks are instead
 created on demand as files are accessed.
 .Pp
 The initial mount creates a single vnode stack for the
-root of the new null layer.  All other vnode stacks
+root of the new null layer.
 All other vnode stacks
 are created as a result of vnode operations on
 this or other null vnode stacks.
 .Pp
@ -169,19 +172,16 @@ will assign
 the root null-node (which was created when the null layer was mounted).
 Now consider opening
 .Pa sys .
-A vop_lookup would be
+A vop_lookup would be done on the root null-node.
-done on the root null-node.  This operation would bypass through
+This operation would bypass through to the lower layer
-to the lower layer which would return a vnode representing
+which would return a vnode representing the UFS
 the UFS
 .Pa sys .
-null_bypass then builds a null-node
+null_bypass then builds a null-node aliasing the UFS
 aliasing the UFS
 .Pa sys
 and returns this to the caller.
 Later operations on the null-node
 .Pa sys
-will repeat this
+will repeat this process when constructing other vnode stacks.
 process when constructing other vnode stacks.
 .\"
 .\"
 .Sh CREATING OTHER FILE SYSTEM LAYERS
@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ null layer.
 .\"
 .Sh INVOKING OPERATIONS ON LOWER LAYERS
 There are two techniques to invoke operations on a lower layer
-when the operation cannot be completely bypassed.  Each method
+when the operation cannot be completely bypassed.
-is appropriate in different situations.  In both cases,
+Each method is appropriate in different situations.
-it is the responsibility of the aliasing layer to make
+In both cases, it is the responsibility of the aliasing layer to make
 the operation arguments "correct" for the lower layer
 by mapping any vnode arguments to the lower layer.
 .Pp
 The first approach is to call the aliasing layer's bypass routine.
 This method is most suitable when you wish to invoke the operation
-currently being handled on the lower layer.  It has the advantage
+currently being handled on the lower layer.
-that the bypass routine already must do argument mapping.
+It has the advantage that the bypass routine already must do argument mapping.
 An example of this is
 .Em null_getattrs
 in the null layer.
@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ the lower layer with the
 .Em VOP_OPERATIONNAME
 interface.
 The advantage of this method is that it is easy to invoke
-arbitrary operations on the lower layer.  The disadvantage
+arbitrary operations on the lower layer.
-is that vnode arguments must be manually mapped.
+The disadvantage is that vnode arguments must be manually mapped.
 .\"
 .\"
 .Sh SEE ALSO
--- a/sbin/mount_overlay/mount_overlay.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_overlay/mount_overlay.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount_overlay.8,v 1.5 2001/06/07 13:58:24 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount_overlay.8,v 1.6 2002/10/01 13:40:42 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ file system can be created very easily by starting
 with an overlay layer.
 .Pp
 The internal operation of the overlay layer is identical to that of the
-null layer. See its documentation for details.
+null layer.
 See its documentation for details.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mount 8 ,
 .Xr mount_null 8
--- a/sbin/mount_portal/mount_portal.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_portal/mount_portal.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount_portal.8,v 1.15 2002/02/08 01:30:44 ross Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount_portal.8,v 1.16 2002/10/01 13:40:43 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993, 1994
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -108,18 +108,20 @@ The
 and
 .Pa wfilter
 namespaces open a pipe to a process, typically a data-filter such
-as compression or decompression programs.  The
+as compression or decompression programs.
 The
 .Pa rfilter
 namespace opens a read-only pipe, while the
 .Pa wfilter
-namespace opens a write-only pipe.  See the EXAMPLES section
+namespace opens a write-only pipe.
-below for more examples.
+See the EXAMPLES section below for more examples.
 .Sh CONFIGURATION FILE
 The configuration file contains a list of rules.
 Each rule takes one line and consists of two or more
 whitespace separated fields.
 A hash (``#'') character causes the remainder of a line to
-be ignored.  Blank lines are ignored.
+be ignored.
 Blank lines are ignored.
 .Pp
 The first field is a pathname prefix to match
 against the requested pathname.
@ -133,15 +135,15 @@ and
 .Pa wfilter
 namespaces have additional meanings for the remaining fields.
 The third field specifies a prefix that is to be stripped off of
-the passed name before passing it on to the pipe program.  If the
+the passed name before passing it on to the pipe program.
-prefix does not match, no stripping is performed.  The fourth
+If the prefix does not match, no stripping is performed.
-argument specifies the program to use for the pipe.  Any
+The fourth argument specifies the program to use for the pipe.
-remaining fields are passed to the pipe program.  If the
+Any remaining fields are passed to the pipe program.
-string
+If the string
 .Dq Li "%s"
 exists within these remaining fields, it will be replaced by the
-path after stripping is performed.  If there is no field after
+path after stripping is performed.
-the program name,
+If there is no field after the program name,
 .Dq Li "%s"
 will be assumed, to maintain similarity with the
 .Pa tcp
@ -154,8 +156,8 @@ namespaces.
 .El
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 A tutorial and several examples are provided in
-/usr/share/examples/mount_portal.  The following is an example
+/usr/share/examples/mount_portal.
-configuration file.
+The following is an example configuration file.
 .Pp
 .Bd -literal
 # @(#)portal.conf	5.1 (Berkeley) 7/13/92
@ -174,16 +176,19 @@ bzcat/		rfilter	bzcat/	bzcat %s
 nroff/		rfilter	nroff/	nroff -man %s
 .Ed
 .Pp
-As is true with many other filesystems, a weird sense of humor is
+As is true with many other filesystems,
-handy.
+a weird sense of humor is handy.
 .Pp
 Notice that after the keynames, like nroff/ and bzcat/, we
-typically use another slash.  In reality, the
+typically use another slash.
 In reality, the
 .Nm
 process changes directory to /, which makes the subsequent slash
-unnecessary.  However, the extra slash provides a visual hint
+unnecessary.
-that we are not operating on an ordinary file.  An alternative
+However, the extra slash provides a visual hint
-would be to change the configuration file to something like:
+that we are not operating on an ordinary file.
 An alternative would be to change the configuration
 file to something like:
 .Bd -literal
 nroff%	rfilter	nroff%	nroff -man
 .Ed
--- a/sbin/mount_procfs/mount_procfs.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_procfs/mount_procfs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount_procfs.8,v 1.22 2002/05/31 16:48:28 atatat Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount_procfs.8,v 1.23 2002/10/01 13:40:44 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ Options are specified with a
 flag followed by a comma separated string of options.
 See the
 .Xr mount 8
-man page for possible generic options and their meanings. Currently, one
+man page for possible generic options and their meanings.
-procfs-specific option is defined, the
+Currently, one procfs-specific option is defined, the
 .Cm linux
-option. This option enables a few extra features that are compatible
+option.
-with the proc filesystem as implemented in Linux. This option can
+This option enables a few extra features that are compatible
-be used if you run Linux binaries that need Linux-specific features
+with the proc filesystem as implemented in Linux.
-in the proc filesystem (see also
+This option can be used if you run Linux binaries that need
 Linux-specific features in the proc filesystem (see also
 .Xr compat_linux 8 ) .
 .El
 .Pp
@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ In addition, the special entries
 .Pa curproc
 and
 .Pa self
-reference the current process.  The
+reference the current process.
 The
 .Pa self
 symlink appears for compatibility with the Linux procfs implementation.
 .Pp
@ -94,12 +96,11 @@ Each directory contains several files.
 .Bl -tag -width status
 .It Pa cmdline
 This file is readonly and returns null-terminated strings
-corresponding to the process' command line arguments.  For
+corresponding to the process' command line arguments.
-a system or zombie process, this file contains only a string
+For a system or zombie process, this file contains only a string
 with the name of the process.
 .It Pa ctl
-a writeonly file which supports a variety
+a writeonly file which supports a variety of control operations.
 of control operations.
 Control commands are written as strings to the
 .Pa ctl
 file.
@ -138,9 +139,10 @@ or to start another copy of the process.
 A map of the process' virtual memory.
 .It Pa maps
 A map of the process' virtual memory in a form like the
-proc filesystem as implemented in Linux.  Note that the paths
+proc filesystem as implemented in Linux.
-corresponding to file backed mappings will not be present unless
+Note that the paths corresponding to file backed mappings will
-the kernel was built with the NAMECACHE_ENTER_REVERSE option.
+not be present unless the kernel was built with the
 NAMECACHE_ENTER_REVERSE option.
 .It Pa mem
 The complete virtual memory image of the process.
 Only those addresses which exist in the process can be accessed.
--- a/sbin/mount_umap/mount_umap.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_umap/mount_umap.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount_umap.8,v 1.14 2001/11/16 11:21:38 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount_umap.8,v 1.15 2002/10/01 13:40:44 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ The
 .Nm
 command uses a set of files provided by the user to make correspondences
 between uids and gids in the sub-tree's original environment and
-some other set of ids in the local environment.  For instance, user
+some other set of ids in the local environment.
-smith might have uid 1000 in the original environment, while having
+For instance, user smith might have uid 1000 in the original environment,
-uid 2000 in the local environment.  The
+while having uid 2000 in the local environment.
 The
 .Nm
 command allows the subtree from smith's original environment to be
 mapped in such a way that all files with owning uid 1000 look like
@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ describe the mappings to be made between identifiers.
 .Pp
 The format of the user and group ID mapping files is very simple.
 The first line of the file is the total number of mappings present
-in the file.  The remaining lines each consist of two numbers: the
+in the file.
 The remaining lines each consist of two numbers: the
 ID in the mapped subtree and the ID in the original subtree.
 .Pp
 For example, to map uid 1000 in the original subtree to uid 2000
@ -131,7 +133,8 @@ The mapfiles can be located anywhere in the file hierarchy, but they
 must be owned by root, and they must be writable only by root.
 .Nm
 will refuse to map the sub-tree if the ownership or permissions on
-these files are improper.  It will also report an error if the count
+these files are improper.
 It will also report an error if the count
 of mappings in the first line of the map files is not correct.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mount 8 ,
--- a/sbin/newfs/mount_mfs.8
+++ b/sbin/newfs/mount_mfs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: mount_mfs.8,v 1.5 2002/08/20 16:07:45 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: mount_mfs.8,v 1.6 2002/10/01 13:40:46 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ Options with numeric arguments may contain an optional (case-insensitive)
 suffix:
 .Bl -tag -width 3n -offset indent -compact
 .It b
-Bytes; causes no modification. (Default)
+Bytes; causes no modification.
 (Default)
 .It k
 Kilo; multiply the argument by 1024
 .It m
--- a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
+++ b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: newfs.8,v 1.44 2002/09/28 20:11:07 dbj Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: newfs.8,v 1.45 2002/10/01 13:40:45 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ Options with numeric arguments may contain an optional (case-insensitive)
 suffix:
 .Bl -tag -width 3n -offset indent -compact
 .It b
-Bytes; causes no modification. (Default)
+Bytes; causes no modification.
 (Default)
 .It k
 Kilo; multiply the argument by 1024
 .It m
--- a/sbin/newfs_lfs/newfs_lfs.8
+++ b/sbin/newfs_lfs/newfs_lfs.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: newfs_lfs.8,v 1.17 2002/01/21 18:24:06 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: newfs_lfs.8,v 1.18 2002/10/01 13:40:46 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ Before running
 .Nm
 the disk must be labeled using
 .Xr disklabel 8 ,
-the proper fstype is 4.4LFS.  Reasonable values for the
+the proper fstype is 4.4LFS.
 Reasonable values for the
 .Li fsize ,
 .Li bsize ,
 and
@ -66,56 +67,66 @@ Attempt to compute the appropriate segment size using the formula
 The disk is tested for twenty seconds
 to discover its bandwidth and seek time.
 .It Fl B Ar logical-segment-size
-The logical segment size of the file system in bytes.  If not specified,
+The logical segment size of the file system in bytes.
-the segment size is computed by left-shifting the partition label's block
+If not specified, the segment size is computed by left-shifting
-size by the amount indicated in the partition table's segshift.  If the
+the partition label's block size by the amount indicated in the
-disklabel indicates a zero block size or segment shift, a compile-time default
+partition table's segshift.
-segment size of 1M is used.
+If the disklabel indicates a zero block size or segment shift,
 a compile-time default segment size of 1M is used.
 .It Fl b Ar block-size
-The block size of the file system in bytes.  If not specified, the block
+The block size of the file system in bytes.
-size is taken from the partition label, or if the partition label
+If not specified, the block size is taken from the partition label,
-indicates 0, a compile-time default of 8K is used.
+or if the partition label indicates 0,
 a compile-time default of 8K is used.
 .It Fl F
 Force creation of an LFS even on a partition labeled as another type.
 .Nm
 will use compile-time default values for block and fragment size, and segment
 shift, unless these are overridden by command-line flags.
 .It Fl f Ar fragment-size
-The fragment size of the file system in bytes.  If not specified,
+The fragment size of the file system in bytes.
-the fragment size is taken from the partition label, or if the partition
+If not specified, the fragment size is taken from the partition label,
-label indicates 0, a compile-time default of 1K is used.
+or if the partition label indicates 0,
 a compile-time default of 1K is used.
 .It Fl I Ar interleave
-Specify the interleave between segments.  The default is zero.
+Specify the interleave between segments.
 The default is zero.
 .It Fl i
-The size of an inode block, in bytes.  The default is to use the same
+The size of an inode block, in bytes.
-size as a fragment, or in a v1 filesystem, the same size as a data block.
+The default is to use the same size as a fragment,
 or in a v1 filesystem, the same size as a data block.
 .It Fl L
-Create a log-structured file system (LFS).  This is the default, and this
+Create a log-structured file system (LFS).
 This is the default, and this
 option is provided for compatibility only.
 .It Fl M Ar nsegs
 Reserve this many segments for use exclusively by the cleaner, instead
 of letting
 .Nm
-do the computation.  Do not use this option.
+do the computation.
 Do not use this option.
 .It Fl m Ar free space \&%
 The percentage of space reserved from normal users; the minimum
-free space threshold.  The default value used is 10%.
+free space threshold.
 The default value used is 10%.
 .It Fl N
 Do not actually create the filesystem.
 .It Fl O Ar offset
 Start the first segment this many sectors from the beginning of the
-partition.  The default is zero.
+partition.
 The default is zero.
 .It Fl r Ar ident
 For a v2 filesystem, specify the roll-forward identifier for the
-filesystem.  This identifier, a 32-bit numeric quantity,
+filesystem.
 This identifier, a 32-bit numeric quantity,
 should be different from that of any LFS that may previously
-have existed on the same disk.  By default the
+have existed on the same disk.
-identifier is chosen at random.
+By default the identifier is chosen at random.
 .It Fl s Ar size
 The size of the file system in sectors.
 .It Fl v Ar version
-Make a filesystem with the specified disk layout version.  Valid options
+Make a filesystem with the specified disk layout version.
-are 1 or 2 (the default).
+Valid options are 1 or 2 (the default).
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr disktab 5 ,
--- a/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.8
+++ b/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: newfs_msdos.8,v 1.8 2001/11/16 11:21:38 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: newfs_msdos.8,v 1.9 2002/10/01 13:40:47 wiz Exp $
 .\" Copyright (c) 1998 Robert Nordier
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
@ -79,42 +79,45 @@ FAT type (one of 12, 16, or 32).
 .It Fl I Ar volid
 Volume ID.
 .It Fl L Ar label
-Volume label (up to 11 characters).  The label should consist of
+Volume label (up to 11 characters).
-only those characters permitted in regular DOS (8+3) filenames.
+The label should consist of only those characters permitted
 in regular DOS (8+3) filenames.
 .It Fl O Ar OEM
-OEM string (up to 8 characters).  The default is
+OEM string (up to 8 characters).
 The default is
 .Qq Li "BSD  4.4" .
 .It Fl S Ar sector-size
-Number of bytes per sector.  Acceptable values are powers of 2
+Number of bytes per sector.
-in the range 128 through 32768.
+Acceptable values are powers of 2 in the range 128 through 32768.
 .It Fl a Ar FAT-size
 Number of sectors per FAT.
 .It Fl b Ar block-size
-File system block size (bytes per cluster).  This should resolve to an
+File system block size (bytes per cluster).
-acceptable number of sectors per cluster (see below).
+This should resolve to an acceptable number of sectors
 per cluster (see below).
 .It Fl c Ar cluster-size
-Sectors per cluster.  Acceptable values are powers of 2 in the range
+Sectors per cluster.
-1 through 128.
+Acceptable values are powers of 2 in the range 1 through 128.
 .It Fl e Ar dirents
 Number of root directory entries (FAT12 and FAT16 only).
 .It Fl f Ar format
-Specify a standard (floppy disk) format.  The standard formats
+Specify a standard (floppy disk) format.
-are (capacities in kilobytes): 160, 180, 320, 360, 640, 720, 1200,
+The standard formats are (capacities in kilobytes):
-1232, 1440, 2880.
+160, 180, 320, 360, 640, 720, 1200, 1232, 1440, 2880.
 .It Fl h Ar heads
 Number of drive heads.
 .It Fl i Ar info
 Location of the file system info sector (FAT32 only).
 A value of 0xffff signifies no info sector.
 .It Fl k Ar backup
-Location of the backup boot sector (FAT32 only).  A value
+Location of the backup boot sector (FAT32 only).
-of 0xffff signifies no backup sector.
+A value of 0xffff signifies no backup sector.
 .It Fl m Ar media
 Media descriptor (acceptable range 0xf0 to 0xff).
 .It Fl n Ar FATs
-Number of FATs.  Acceptable values are 1 to 16 inclusive.
+Number of FATs.
-The default
+Acceptable values are 1 to 16 inclusive.
-is 2.
+The default is 2.
 .It Fl o Ar hidden
 Number of hidden sectors.
 .It Fl r Ar reserved
@ -127,8 +130,8 @@ Number of sectors per track.
 .Sh NOTES
 FAT file system parameters occupy a "Boot Sector BPB (BIOS Parameter
 Block)" in the first of the "reserved" sectors which precede the actual
-file system.  For reference purposes, this structure is presented
+file system.
-below.
+For reference purposes, this structure is presented below.
 .Bd -literal
 struct bsbpb {
    u_int16_t	bps;		/* [-S] bytes per sector */
--- a/sbin/ping/ping.8
+++ b/sbin/ping/ping.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: ping.8,v 1.39 2002/04/06 15:49:30 bjh21 Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: ping.8,v 1.40 2002/10/01 13:40:48 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ packets other than
 that are received are listed.
 .It Fl w Ar maxwait
 Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a response to a packet
-before transmitting the next one.  The default is 10.0.
+before transmitting the next one.
 The default is 10.0.
 .El
 .Pp
 When using
@ -254,8 +255,8 @@ in calculating the minimum/average/maximum round-trip time numbers.
 When the specified number of packets have been sent (and received) or
 if the program is terminated with a
 .Dv SIGINT ,
-a brief summary is displayed.  The summary information can be displayed
+a brief summary is displayed.
-while
+The summary information can be displayed while
 .Nm
 is running by sending it a
 .Dv SIGINFO
@ -267,27 +268,32 @@ for more information).
 .Pp
 .Nm
 continually sends one datagram per second, and prints one line of
-output for every ECHO_RESPONSE returned.  On a trusted system with IP
+output for every ECHO_RESPONSE returned.
 On a trusted system with IP
 Security Options enabled, if the network idiom is not MONO,
 .Nm
 also prints a second line containing the hexadecimal representation
-of the IP security option in the ECHO_RESPONSE. If the
+of the IP security option in the ECHO_RESPONSE.
 If the
 .Fl c
-count option is given, only that number of requests is sent. No
+count option is given, only that number of requests is sent.
-output is produced if there is no response. Round-trip times and
+No output is produced if there is no response.
-packet loss statistics are computed. If duplicate packets are
+Round-trip times and packet loss statistics are computed.
-received, they are not included in the packet loss calculation,
+If duplicate packets are received,
 they are not included in the packet loss calculation,
 although the round trip time of these packets is used in calculating
-the minimum/average/maximum round-trip time numbers. When the
+the minimum/average/maximum round-trip time numbers.
-specified number of packets have been sent (and received) or if
+When the specified number of packets have been sent (and received) or if
 the program is terminated with an interrupt (SIGINT), a brief
-summary is displayed. When not using the
+summary is displayed.
 When not using the
 .Fl f
 (flood) option, the first interrupt, usually generated by control-C or DEL,
 causes
 .Nm
-to wait for its outstanding requests to return. It will wait no longer
+to wait for its outstanding requests to return.
-than the longest round trip time encountered by previous, successful pings.
+It will wait no longer than the longest round trip time
 encountered by previous, successful pings.
 The second interrupt stops ping immediately.
 .Pp
 This program is intended for use in network testing, measurement and
@ -300,8 +306,7 @@ An IP header without options is 20 bytes.
 An
 .Tn ICMP
 .Tn ECHO_REQUEST
-packet contains an additional 8 bytes worth
+packet contains an additional 8 bytes worth of
 of
 .Tn ICMP
 header followed by an arbitrary amount of data.
 When a
@ -311,8 +316,7 @@ default is 56).
 Thus the amount of data received inside of an IP packet of type
 .Tn ICMP
 .Tn ECHO_REPLY
-will always be 8 bytes more than the requested data space
+will always be 8 bytes more than the requested data space (the
 (the
 .Tn ICMP
 header).
 .Pp
@ -320,8 +324,8 @@ If the data space is at least eight bytes large,
 .Nm
 uses the first eight bytes of this space to include a timestamp to compute
 round trip times.
-If less than eight bytes of pad are specified, no round trip times are
+If less than eight bytes of pad are specified,
-given.
+no round trip times are given.
 .Sh DUPLICATE AND DAMAGED PACKETS
 .Nm
 will report duplicate and damaged packets.
@ -462,7 +466,8 @@ The
 .Nm
 program has evolved differently under different operating systems,
 and in some cases the same flag performs a different function
-under different operating systems. The
+under different operating systems.
 The
 .Fl t
 flag conflicts with
 .Fx .
--- a/sbin/pppoectl/pppoectl.8
+++ b/sbin/pppoectl/pppoectl.8
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: pppoectl.8,v 1.14 2002/09/01 09:44:58 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: pppoectl.8,v 1.15 2002/10/01 13:40:49 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (C) 1997 by Joerg Wunsch, Dresden
 .\" All rights reserved.
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" From: spppcontrol.1,v 1.1.1.1 1997/10/11 11:30:30 joerg Exp
 .\"
-.\" $Id: pppoectl.8,v 1.14 2002/09/01 09:44:58 wiz Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppoectl.8,v 1.15 2002/10/01 13:40:49 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" last edit-date: [Thu Aug 31 10:47:33 2000]
 .\"
@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ dump the current connection state information (this parameter is typically
 used alone, for informational purposes, not during interface configuration).
 .It Fl n Ar 1 \&| 2
 print the IP address of the primary or secondary DNS name server for this
-PPP connection. This is only available if DNS query is enabled, see
+PPP connection.
 This is only available if DNS query is enabled, see
 .Ar query-dns .
 .El
 .Pp
@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ drivers require a number of additional arguments or optional
 parameters besides the settings that can be adjusted with
 .Xr ifconfig 8 .
 These are things like authentication protocol parameters, but also
-other tunable configuration variables.  The
+other tunable configuration variables.
 The
 .Nm
 utility can be used to display the current settings, or adjust these
 parameters as required.
@ -98,7 +100,8 @@ For whatever intent
 is being called, at least the parameter
 .Ar ifname
 needs to be specified, naming the interface for which the settings
-are to be performed or displayed.  Use
+are to be performed or displayed.
 Use
 .Xr ifconfig 8
 or
 .Xr netstat 1
@ -108,7 +111,8 @@ If no other parameter is given,
 .Nm
 will just list the current settings for
 .Ar ifname
-and exit.  The reported settings include the current PPP phase the
+and exit.
 The reported settings include the current PPP phase the
 interface is in, which can be one of the names
 .Em dead ,
 .Em establish ,
@ -119,7 +123,8 @@ or
 If an authentication protocol is configured for the interface, the
 name of the protocol to be used, as well as the system name to be used
 or expected will be displayed, plus any possible options to the
-authentication protocol if applicable.  Note that the authentication
+authentication protocol if applicable.
 Note that the authentication
 secrets (sometimes also called
 .Em keys )
 are not being returned by the underlying system call, and are thus not
@ -128,12 +133,13 @@ displayed.
 If any additional parameter is supplied, superuser privileges are
 required, and the command works in
 .Ql set
-mode.  This is normally done quietly, unless the option
+mode.
 This is normally done quietly, unless the option
 .Fl v
 is also enabled, which will cause a final printout of the settings as
-described above once all other actions have been taken.  Use of this
+described above once all other actions have been taken.
-mode will be rejected if the interface is currently in any other phase
+Use of this mode will be rejected if the interface is currently in any
-than
+other phase than
 .Em dead .
 Note that you can force an interface into
 .Em dead
@ -153,28 +159,33 @@ The protocol name can be one of
 or
 .Ql none .
 In the latter case, the use of an authentication protocol will be
-turned off for the named interface.  This has the side-effect of
+turned off for the named interface.
 This has the side-effect of
 clearing the other authentication-related parameters for this
-interface as well (i. e., system name and authentication secret will
+interface as well (i.
 e., system name and authentication secret will
 be forgotten).
 .It Ar myauthproto Ns \&= Ns Em protoname
-Same as above, but only for my end of the link.  I. e., this is the
+Same as above, but only for my end of the link.
-protocol when remote is authenticator, and I am the peer required to
+I. e., this is the protocol when remote is authenticator,
-authenticate.
+and I am the peer required to authenticate.
 .It Ar hisauthproto Ns \&= Ns Em protoname
 Same as above, but only for his end of the link.
 .It Ar myauthname Ns \&= Ns Em name
 Set my system name for the authentication protocol.
 .It Ar hisauthname Ns \&= Ns Em name
-Set his system name for the authentication protocol.  For CHAP, this
+Set his system name for the authentication protocol.
-will only be used as a hint, causing a warning message if remote did
+For CHAP, this will only be used as a hint, causing
-supply a different name.  For PAP, it's the name remote must use to
+a warning message if remote did supply a different name.
 For PAP, it's the name remote must use to
 authenticate himself (in connection with his secret).
 .It Ar myauthsecret Ns \&= Ns Em secret
 Set my secret (key, password) for use in the authentication phase.
 For CHAP, this will be used to compute the response hash value, based
-on remote's challenge.  For PAP, it will be transmitted as plaintext
+on remote's challenge.
-together with the system name.  Don't forget to quote the secrets from
+For PAP, it will be transmitted as plaintext
 together with the system name.
 Don't forget to quote the secrets from
 the shell if they contain shell metacharacters (or whitespace).
 .It Ar myauthkey Ns \&= Ns Em secret
 Same as above.
@ -185,46 +196,51 @@ needs to authenticate.
 Same as above.
 .It Ar callin
 Require remote to authenticate himself only when he's calling in, but
-not when we are caller.  This is required for some peers that do not
+not when we are caller.
 This is required for some peers that do not
 implement the authentication protocols symmetrically (like Ascend
 routers, for example).
 .It Ar always
 The opposite of
 .Ar callin .
 Require remote to always authenticate, regardless of which side is
-placing the call.  This is the default, and will not be explicitly
+placing the call.
-displayed in
+This is the default, and will not be explicitly displayed in
 .Ql list
 mode.
 .It Ar norechallenge
-Only meaningful with CHAP.  Do not re-challenge peer once the initial
+Only meaningful with CHAP.
-CHAP handshake was successful.  Used to work around broken peer
+Do not re-challenge peer once the initial
-implementations that can't grok being re-challenged once the
+CHAP handshake was successful.
-connection is up.
+Used to work around broken peer implementations that can't grok
 being re-challenged once the connection is up.
 .It Ar rechallenge
 With CHAP, send re-challenges at random intervals while the connection
-is in network phase.  (The intervals are currently in the range of 300
+is in network phase.
-through approximately 800 seconds.)  This is the default, and will not
+(The intervals are currently in the range of 300
-be explicitly displayed in
+through approximately 800 seconds.)
 This is the default, and will not be explicitly displayed in
 .Ql list
 mode.
 .It Ar idle-timeout Ns \&= Ns Em idle-seconds
 For services that are charged by connection time the interface can optionally
-disconnect after a configured idle time. If set to 0, this feature is disabled.
+disconnect after a configured idle time.
 If set to 0, this feature is disabled.
 Note: for ISDN devices, it is preferable to use the
 .Xr isdnd 8
 based timeout mechanism, as isdnd can predict the next charging unit for
 ISDN connections and optimize the timeout with this information.
 .It Ar lcp-timeout Ns \&= Ns Em timeout-value
-Allows to change the value of the LCP timeout. The default value of the LCP
+Allows to change the value of the LCP timeout.
-timeout is currently set to 1 second. The timeout-value must be specified in
+The default value of the LCP timeout is currently set to 1 second.
-milliseconds.
+The timeout-value must be specified in milliseconds.
 .It Ar max-auth-failure Ns \&= Ns Em count
 Since some ISPs disable accounts after too many unsuccessful authentication
 attempts, there is a maximum number of authentication failures before we will
-stop retrying without manual intervention. Manual intervention is either
+stop retrying without manual intervention.
-changing the authentication data (name, password) or setting the maximum
+Manual intervention is either changing the authentication data
-retry count. If
+(name, password) or setting the maximum retry count.
 If
 .Em count
 is set to
 .Em 0
@ -234,8 +250,9 @@ If an authentication failure has been caused by remote problems and you want
 to retry connecting using unchanged local settings, this command can be used
 to reset the failure count to zero.
 .It Ar query-dns Ns \&= Ns Em flags
-During PPP protocol negotiation we can query the peer for addresses of two name
+During PPP protocol negotiation we can query the peer
-servers. If
+for addresses of two name servers.
 If
 .Ar flags
 is
 .Em 1
@ -243,7 +260,8 @@ only the first server address will be requested, if
 .Ar flags
 is
 .Em 2
-the second will be requested. Setting
+the second will be requested.
 Setting
 .Ar flags
 to
 .Em 3
@ -262,16 +280,18 @@ ippp0:	phase=dead
 	lcp timeout: 3.000 s
 .Ed
 .Pp
-Display the settings for ippp0.  The interface is currently in
+Display the settings for ippp0.
 The interface is currently in
 .Em dead
-phase, i. e. the LCP layer is down, and no traffic is possible.  Both
+phase, i. e. the LCP layer is down, and no traffic is possible.
-ends of the connection use the CHAP protocol, my end tells remote the
+Both ends of the connection use the CHAP protocol, 
-system name
+my end tells remote the system name
 .Ql uriah ,
 and remote is expected to authenticate by the name
 .Ql ifb-gw .
 Once the initial CHAP handshake was successful, no further CHAP
-challenges will be transmitted.  There are supposedly some known CHAP
+challenges will be transmitted.
 There are supposedly some known CHAP
 secrets for both ends of the link which are not being shown.
 .Pp
 .Bd -literal
@ -303,7 +323,7 @@ pppoectl pppoe0 \\
  myauthsecret=YYYYY \\
  hisauthproto=none
-# Configure the pppoe0 interface itself. These addresses are magic,
+# Configure the pppoe0 interface itself.  These addresses are magic,
 # meaning we don't care about either address and let the remote
 # ppp choose them.
 ifconfig pppoe0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.1 up
--- a/sbin/raidctl/raidctl.8
+++ b/sbin/raidctl/raidctl.8