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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/man.7,v
retrieving revision 1.73
retrieving revision 1.75
diff -u -p -r1.73 -r1.75
--- mandoc/man.7	2010/05/25 22:48:04	1.73
+++ mandoc/man.7	2010/07/16 10:25:54	1.75
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: man.7,v 1.73 2010/05/25 22:48:04 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: man.7,v 1.75 2010/07/16 10:25:54 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: May 25 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 16 2010 $
 .Dt MAN 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ Blank lines are acceptable; where found, the output wi
 vertical space.
 .Ss Comments
 Text following a
-.Sq \e\*" ,
+.Sq \e\*q ,
 whether in a macro or free-form text line, is ignored to the end of
 line.
 A macro line with only a control character and comment escape,
-.Sq \&.\e" ,
+.Sq \&.\e\*q ,
 is also ignored.
 Macro lines with only a control character and optionally whitespace are
 stripped from input.
@@ -809,8 +809,9 @@ arguments must be provided.
 The
 .Cm date
 argument should be formatted as described in
-.Sx Dates :
-if it does not conform, the current date is used instead.
+.Sx Dates ,
+but will be printed verbatim if it is not.
+If the date is not specified, the current date is used.
 The
 .Cm source
 string specifies the organisation providing the utility.