Description: Fix various issues in the as86 man page
Author: Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig@simnet.is>

* .BY doesn't exist, add an AUTHORS section
* Use dashes where appropriate
* Trim trailing white space
* Structure line breaks for better change tracking
* Use italics for placeholders

--- a/man/ld86.1
+++ b/man/ld86.1
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 .TH ld86 1 "Apr, 1997"
-.BY Bruce Evans
 .nh
 .SH NAME
 ld86 \- Linker for as86(1)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.BR ld86
-.RB [ -03MNdimrstyz [-]]
-.RB [ -llib_extension ]
-.RB [ -o\ outfile ]
-.RB [ -Ccrtfile ]
-.RB [ -Llibdir ]
-.RB [ -Olibfile ]
-.RB [ -Ttextaddr ]
-.RB [ -Hheapsize ]
-.RB [ -Ddataaddr ]
-.B infile...
+.B ld86
+.RB [ \-03MNdimrstyz [\-]]
+.RB [ \-l\fIlib_extension\fP ]
+.RB [ \-o\ \fIoutfile\fP ]
+.RB [ \-C\fIcrtfile\fP ]
+.RB [ \-L\fIlibdir\fP ]
+.RB [ \-O\fIlibfile\fP ]
+.RB [ \-T\fItextaddr\fP ]
+.RB [ \-H\fIheapsize\fP ]
+.RB [ \-D\fIdataaddr\fP ]
+.B infile ...
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 This linker understands only the object files produced by the as86 assembler,
 it can link them into either an impure or a separate I&D executable.
 
 The linking defaults are everything off or none except for
-.B -0
+.B \-0
 and the output file is
 .BR a.out .
 There is
@@ -30,80 +29,82 @@
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
-.B -0
+.B \-0
 produce header with 16-bit magic
-.\"and use library subdir i86 for -lx
+.\"and use library subdir i86 for \-lx
 .TP
-.B -3
+.B \-3
 produce header with 32-bit magic
-.\"and use library subdir i386 for -lx
+.\"and use library subdir i386 for \-lx
 .TP
-.B -7
+.B \-7
 produce Seventh Edition UNIX a.out header.
 .TP
-.B -d
+.B \-d
 delete the header from the output file, used for MSDOS COM files. As a side
-effect this also includes -s as there's nowhere to put a symbol table.
+effect this also includes \-s as there's nowhere to put a symbol table.
 .TP
-.B -Cx
+.BI \-C x
 add file libdir-from-search/crtx.o to list of files linked
 .TP
-.B -D
+.B \-D
 data base address follows (in format suitable for strtoul)
 .TP
-.B -H
+.B \-H
 the top of heap (initial stack) address (in format suitable for strtoul)
 .TP
-.B -Lx
-add dir name x to the head of the list of library dirs searched
+.BI \-L x
+add dir name
+.I x
+to the head of the list of library dirs searched
 .TP
-.B -M
+.B \-M
 print symbols linked on stdout
 .TP
-.B -N
+.B \-N
 Create a native Linux OMAGIC output file. If the contents are i386 code the
 binary can be either linked by GCC or executed by linux. If the
-.B -z
+.B \-z
 option is also included the linker can generate a QMAGIC executable.
 .TP
-.B -Ox
+.BI \-O x
 add library or object file libdir-from-search/x to list of files linked
 .TP
-.B -T
+.B \-T
 text base address follows (in format suitable for strtoul)
 .TP
-.B -i
+.B \-i
 separate I&D output
 .TP
-.B -lx
+.BI \-l x
 add library libdir-from-search/libx.a to list of files linked
 .TP
-.B -m
+.B \-m
 print modules linked on stdout
 .TP
-.B -o
+.B \-o
 output file name follows
 .TP
-.B -s
+.B \-s
 strip symbols
 .TP
-.B -r
+.B \-r
 Generate a relocatable object from one source object, if the linker is
-given the -N option also the output format will be the hosts native format
+given the \-N option also the output format will be the hosts native format
 if possible.
 .TP
-.B -t
+.B \-t
 trace modules being looked at on stdout
 .TP
-.B -y
+.B \-y
 Alter the symbol tables to add label 'extensions' so that labels with
 more than 8 characters can be stored in elks executables.
 .TP
-.B -z
+.B \-z
 produce "unmapped zero page" or "QMAGIC" executables
 .P
 All the options not taking an argument may be turned off by following the
-option letter by a '-', as for cc1.
+option letter by a '\-', as for cc1.
 .SH PREDEFINED LABELS
 The linker predefines several labels that can be imported into user programs.
 .TP
@@ -118,22 +119,28 @@
 .TP
 .B __segoff
 The offset within the executable file between the start of the text segment
-and the start of the data segment in 16 byte 'paragraphs'. Note this is
+and the start of the data segment in 16 byte 'paragraphs'.
+Note this is
 .B zero
-for impure (tiny model) executables and is adjusted for executables that
-don't start at offset 0 within the segment.
+for impure (tiny model) executables
+and is adjusted for executables
+that don't start at offset 0 within the segment.
 .TP
 .B __segXDL
-The lowest address with data in segment 'X'. (eg __seg0DL is for segment zero
-or the text segment, __seg3DL is for the data segment)
+The lowest address with data in segment 'X'.
+(e.g.\& __seg0DL is for segment zero
+or the text segment,
+__seg3DL is for the data segment)
 The value 'X' is a hex digit.
 .TP
 .B __segXDH
 The top of segment 'X's data area.
 .TP
 .B __segXCL
-The bottom of segment 'X's 'common data' or uninitialized data area. Each 
-segment has both an initialized and uninitialized data area.
+The bottom of segment 'X's 'common data'
+or uninitialized data area.
+Each segment has both an initialized
+and uninitialized data area.
 .TP
 .B __segXCH
 The top of segment 'X's common area.
@@ -144,18 +151,25 @@
 
 .SH HISTORY
 
-The 6809 version does not support -i.
+The 6809 version does not support \-i.
 
 The previous versions of the linker could produce an 8086 executable with
-segments of a size >64k, now only i386 executables may have segments
-this large.
+segments of a size >\~64\~KiB,
+now only i386 executables may have segments this large.
 
 .SH BUGS
 The linker cannot deal with reverse seeks caused by
 .B org
-instructions in the object file. Unlike previous versions the current one
-traps the error rather than trying to fill up the hard disk.
-
-The linker produces a broken a.out object file if given one input and the
-.B -r
+instructions in the object file.
+Unlike previous versions
+the current one traps the error
+rather than trying to fill up the hard disk.
+
+The linker produces a broken a.out object file
+if given one input and the
+.B \-r
 option this is so it is compatible with pre-dev86 versions.
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+.B ld86
+was written by Bruce Evans.