diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
index e3b88b930bf9..2dc0ddabe358 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     from: @(#)syslog.conf.5	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93
-.\"	$NetBSD: syslog.conf.5,v 1.4 1996/01/02 17:41:46 perry Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: syslog.conf.5,v 1.5 1997/10/17 13:46:09 lukem Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd June 9, 1993
 .Dt SYSLOG.CONF 5
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 configuration file
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
-.Nm syslog.conf
+.Nm
 file is the configuration file for the
 .Xr syslogd 8
 program.
diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
index c765c29ffe4a..c96d4737623e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     from: @(#)syslogd.8	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
-.\"	$NetBSD: syslogd.8,v 1.6 1997/03/08 14:34:56 mouse Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: syslogd.8,v 1.7 1997/10/17 13:46:18 lukem Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd June 6, 1993
 .Dt SYSLOGD 8
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
 .Nm syslogd
 .Nd log systems messages
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Nm syslogd
+.Nm
 .Op Fl d
 .Op Fl f Ar config_file
 .Op Fl m Ar mark_interval
 .Op Fl p Ar log_socket
 .Op Fl s
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Syslogd
+.Nm
 reads and logs messages to the system console, log files, other
 machines and/or users as specified by its configuration file.
 The options are as follows:
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ the default is
 .Pa /dev/log .
 .El
 .Pp
-.Nm Syslogd
+.Nm
 reads its configuration file when it starts up and whenever it
 receives a hangup signal.
 For information on the format of the configuration file,
 see
 .Xr syslog.conf 5 .
 .Pp
-.Nm Syslogd
+.Nm
 reads messages from the
 .Tn UNIX
 domain socket
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ and from the special device
 .Pa /dev/klog
 (to read kernel messages).
 .Pp
-.Nm Syslogd
+.Nm
 creates the file
 .Pa /var/run/syslog.pid ,
 and stores its process
 id there.
 This can be used to kill or reconfigure
-.Nm syslogd .
+.Nm "" .
 .Pp
 The message sent to
-.Nm syslogd
+.Nm
 should consist of a single line.
 The message can contain a priority code, which should be a preceding
 decimal number in angle braces, for example,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ include file
 The configuration file.
 .It Pa /var/run/syslog.pid
 The process id of current
-.Nm syslogd .
+.Nm "" .
 .It Pa /dev/log
 Name of the
 .Tn UNIX