--- b/man/man3/hdf_get_valuef.3.orig	2008-03-27 07:42:19.000000000 +0100
+++ a/man/man3/hdf_get_valuef.3	2008-03-27 07:42:26.000000000 +0100
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 .br
 namefmt -> the printf-style format string
 .br
-... -> arguments to fill out namefmt
+\&... -> arguments to fill out namefmt
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 hdf_get_valuef walks the data set pointed to by hdf via
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/hdf_set_copy.3 man/man3/hdf_set_copy.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/hdf_set_copy.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/hdf_set_copy.3	2008-03-27 07:56:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-hdf_set_copy  -> Copy a value from one location in the
+hdf_set_copy \- Copy a value from one location in the
 dataset to another
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_error_string.3 man/man3/nerr_error_string.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_error_string.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_error_string.3	2008-03-27 07:51:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_error_string 
+nerr_error_string \- return the string associated with a clearsilver error
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_error_traceback.3 man/man3/nerr_error_traceback.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_error_traceback.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_error_traceback.3	2008-03-27 07:52:51.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_error_traceback 
+nerr_error_traceback \- return the full traceback of a clearsilver error chain
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_handle.3 man/man3/nerr_handle.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_handle.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_handle.3	2008-03-27 07:57:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_handle 
+nerr_handle \- walk the NEOERR chain for a matching error (clearsilver)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_ignore.3 man/man3/nerr_ignore.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_ignore.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_ignore.3	2008-03-27 07:55:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_ignore 
+nerr_ignore \- free the clearsilver error chain
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_init.3 man/man3/nerr_init.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_init.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_init.3	2008-03-27 07:56:51.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_init 
+nerr_init \- initialize clearsilver error chain
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_log_error.3 man/man3/nerr_log_error.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_log_error.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_log_error.3	2008-03-27 07:57:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_log_error 
+nerr_log_error \- print the error to stderr
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_match.3 man/man3/nerr_match.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_match.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_match.3	2008-03-27 07:58:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_match 
+nerr_match \- walk the NEOERR chain for a matching error (clearsilver)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_pass.3 man/man3/nerr_pass.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_pass.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_pass.3	2008-03-27 07:59:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_pass 
+nerr_pass \- pass a clearsilver error up a level in the call chain
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_pass_ctx.3 man/man3/nerr_pass_ctx.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_pass_ctx.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_pass_ctx.3	2008-03-27 07:59:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_pass_ctx 
+nerr_pass_ctx \- pass a clearsilver error up a level in the call chain
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/nerr_register.3 man/man3/nerr_register.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/nerr_register.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/nerr_register.3	2008-03-27 07:59:51.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-nerr_register 
+nerr_register \- register a clearsilver error type
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/neo_err.h>
diff -ruN man.orig/man3/wdb_keys.3 man/man3/wdb_keys.3
--- b/man.orig/man3/wdb_keys.3	2007-07-12 22:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ a/man/man3/wdb_keys.3	2008-03-27 08:00:25.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .sp
 ..
 .SH NAME
-wdb_keys 
+wdb_keys \- return the key and column for the current database (clearsilver)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .Ss
 #include <util/wdb.h>