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Description: fix spelling errors and manpage-format
Origin: nn Package Maintainers
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nn.1.nnmaster
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nn.1.nnmaster
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nn.1.nnmaster
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ Menu attribute "=" - indicates that the
 treatment by the \fBleave-next\fP (\fBL\fP) command.  This is a
 permanent attribute, which will remain on the article until you either
 read the article, change the attribute, or it is expired.  So
-assinging this attribute to an article will effectively keep it unread
+assigning this attribute to an article will effectively keep it unread
 until \fIyou\fP do something.  If the variable \fBselect-leave-next\fP
 is set, \fInn\fP will ask whether these articles should be
 \fBselected\fP on entry to a group (but naturally, doing so will
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ Print path name of current working direc
 \fB:q\fP
 Has no effect besides redrawing the screen if necessary.  If an
 extended command (one which is prefixed by a :) produces any output
-requirering the screen to be redrawn, the screen will not be redrawn
+requiring the screen to be redrawn, the screen will not be redrawn
 immediately if the variable \fBdelay-redraw\fP is set (useful on
 slow terminals).  Instead another \fB:\fP prompt is shown to allow you
 to enter a new extended command immediately.  It is sufficient to hit
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ The following variables are available:
 .TP
 \fBalso-full-digest\fP	(boolean, default false)
 When a digest is split, the digest itself is not normally included on
-the menu, and as such the initial adminstrative information is not
+the menu, and as such the initial administrative information is not
 available.  Setting \fBalso-full-digest\fP will cause the (unsplit)
 digest to be included on the menu.  These articles are marked with a @
 at the beginning of the subject.
@@ -2554,7 +2554,7 @@ Setting this variable also sets the \fBd
 bit width of the character set (7 for "us-ascii" and "unknown", 8 for the
 "iso-8859-\fIX\fP" sets).
 .sp 0.5v
-The value of this variable also determines wether \fInn\fP allows
+The value of this variable also determines whether \fInn\fP allows
 8-bit characters in the body of articles being posted and letters
 being mailed (unless the value is "unknown", in which case this is
 determined by the value of the \fBdata-bits\fP variable).
@@ -2669,7 +2669,7 @@ On a consolidated menu, the subjects may
 because the added [...] counters have varying length.  To (partially)
 remedy this, all counters (and subjects without counters) are prefixed
 by up to \fIpad\fP spaces to get better alignment.  Increasing it
-further may yield practially perfect alignment at the cost of less
+further may yield practically perfect alignment at the cost of less
 space for the subject itself.
 .TP
 \fBcross-filter-seq\fP		(boolean, default true)
@@ -2708,7 +2708,7 @@ whether key maps contain 127 or 255 entr
 section for more details.
 .sp 0.5v
 If the \fBcharset\fP has value "unknown", the value of \fBdata-bits\fP
-also determines wether \fInn\fP allows 8-bit characters in the body of
+also determines whether \fInn\fP allows 8-bit characters in the body of
 articles being posted and letters being mailed (this is normally
 determined directly by the \fBcharset\fP variable).
 .TP
@@ -2728,7 +2728,7 @@ not set.
 .TP
 \fBdecode-skip-prefix\fP \fIN\fP	(integer, default 2)
 When non-null, the \fB:decode\fP command will automatically skip
-\fIupto\fP \fIN\fP characters at the beginning of each line to find
+\fIup to\fP \fIN\fP characters at the beginning of each line to find
 valid uuencoded data.  This allows \fInn\fP to automatically decode
 (multi-part) postings which are both uuencoded and packed with shar.
 .TP
@@ -3373,7 +3373,7 @@ of \fInn\fP even if there are still unre
 Specifies the list of header fields that are output when
 an article is printed via the \fB:print\fP command and
 \fBprint-header-type\fP is 1 (short header).  The \fIfields\fP 
-specification is desctribed
+specification is described
 in the section on Customized Article Headers below.
 .TP
 \fBprint-header-type\fP \fIN\fP	(integer, default 1)
@@ -3510,7 +3510,7 @@ Setting this variable will cause these n
 \fBsave-header-lines\fP \fIfields\fP	(string, default "FDNS")
 Specifies the list of header fields that are saved when
 an article is saved via the \fBO\fP {\fBsave-short\fP} command.
-The \fIfields\fP specification is desctribed
+The \fIfields\fP specification is described
 in the section on Customized Article Headers below.
 .TP
 \fBsave-report\fP	(boolean, default true)
@@ -3729,7 +3729,7 @@ command:
 	set trusted-escape-codes ($
 .fi
 .sp 0.5v
-You can also set it to \fBall\fP to pass all espace codes through to
+You can also set it to \fBall\fP to pass all escape codes through to
 the screen.  Notice that \fInn\fP thinks all characters (including
 \fIesc\fP) output to the screen as occupy one column.
 .TP
@@ -4001,7 +4001,7 @@ This is useful on slow terminals.
 .TP
 \-\fBL\fP[\fIf\fP]	{\fBset layout\fP \fIf\fP}
 Select alternative menu layout
-.IR f
+.I f
 (0 to 4).
 If
 .I f
@@ -4283,11 +4283,11 @@ The fourteen multikeys are named:
 .BR up ,
 .BR down ,
 .BR right ,
-.BR left
+.B left
 (the four arrow keys), and
-.BR #0
+.B #0
 through
-.BR #9
+.B #9
 for the user-defined keys.
 .sp 0.5v
 Multikey #\fIi\fP (where \fIi\fP is a digit or an arrow key name) is
@@ -4659,7 +4659,7 @@ The
 files are used to customize \fInn\fP's behaviour to local conventions
 and restrictions and to satisfy each user's personal taste.
 .br
-Normally, \fInn\fP reads upto three init files on start-up if they
+Normally, \fInn\fP reads up to three init files on start-up if they
 exist (all init files are optional):
 .TP
 $LIB/\fBsetup\fP
@@ -5104,7 +5104,7 @@ Append the subgroups of the specified gr
 sequence.  The group itself (if it exists) is not included.
 Examples: "comp.", "comp.unix.".
 .TP
-.group.name
+\&.group.name
 Append the groups whose name ends with the specified name to the
 sequence.  Example: ".test".
 .TP
@@ -5272,7 +5272,7 @@ lists my favourite groups and the corres
 .sp 0.5v
 The presentation sequence is not used when \fInn\fP is called with one or
 more news group names on the command line; it is thus possible to read
-ignored groups (on explicit request) wihtout changing the init file.
+ignored groups (on explicit request) without changing the init file.
 (Of course, you can also use the
 .B G
 command to read ignored groups).
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nn.1.nov
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nn.1.nov
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nn.1.nov
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ nn \- efficient net news interface (No N
 [ \fIoptions\fP ] [ \fInewsgroup\fP  |  +\fIfolder\fP  |  \fIfile\fP ]...
 .br
 .B nn
--g [ -r ]
+\-g [ \-r ]
 .br
 .B nn
--a0 [ \fInewsgroup\fP ]...
+\-a0 [ \fInewsgroup\fP ]...
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Net news is a world-wide information exchange service covering
 numerous topics in science and every day life.  Topics are organized
@@ -99,18 +99,18 @@ modem lines to be able to see the first
 Collect only articles which contain the string
 .I WORD
 in their subject (case is ignored).  This is normally combined with
-the -x and -m options to find all articles on a specific subject.
+the \-x and \-m options to find all articles on a specific subject.
 .TP
 \-\fBs/\fP\fIregexp\fP
 Collect only articles whose subject matches the regular expression
 .IR regexp .
-This is normally combined with the -x and -m options to find all
+This is normally combined with the \-x and \-m options to find all
 articles on a specific subject.
 .TP
 \-\fBn\fP\fIWORD\fP or \-\fBn/\fP\fIregexp\fP
 Same as \-\fBs\fP except that it matches on the sender's name
 instead of the article's subject.
-This is normally combined with the -x and -m options to find all
+This is normally combined with the \-x and \-m options to find all
 articles from a specific author.  It cannot be mixed with the
 \-\fBs\fP option!
 .TP
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ Using this option, the case becomes sign
 .TP
 \-\fBm\fP
 Merge all articles into one `meta group' instead of showing
-them one group at a time.  This is normally used together with the -x
-and -s options to get all the articles on a specific subject presented
+them one group at a time.  This is normally used together with the \-x
+and \-s options to get all the articles on a specific subject presented
 on a single menu (when you don't care about which group they belong
-to).  When -m is used, no articles will be marked as read.
+to).  When \-m is used, no articles will be marked as read.
 .TP
 \-\fBx\fP[\fIN\fP]
 Present (or scan) all (or the last \fIN\fP) unread as well as
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ mark unread articles as read (i.e. .news
 Read/scan unsubscribed groups also.  Most useful when looking for
 a specific subject in \fBall\fP groups, e.g.
 .nf
-	nn -mxX -sSubject all
+	nn \-mxX \-sSubject all
 .fi
 .TP
 \fInews.group\fP  or  \fIfile\fP  or  \fI+folder\fP
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ Menu attribute "=" - indicates that the
 treatment by the \fBleave-next\fP (\fBL\fP) command.  This is a
 permanent attribute, which will remain on the article until you either
 read the article, change the attribute, or it is expired.  So
-assinging this attribute to an article will effectively keep it unread
+assigning this attribute to an article will effectively keep it unread
 until \fIyou\fP do something.  If the variable \fBselect-leave-next\fP
 is set, \fInn\fP will ask whether these articles should be
 \fBselected\fP on entry to a group (but naturally, doing so will
@@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@ Print path name of current working direc
 \fB:q\fP
 Has no effect besides redrawing the screen if necessary.  If an
 extended command (one which is prefixed by a :) produces any output
-requirering the screen to be redrawn, the screen will not be redrawn
+requiring the screen to be redrawn, the screen will not be redrawn
 immediately if the variable \fBdelay-redraw\fP is set (useful on
 slow terminals).  Instead another \fB:\fP prompt is shown to allow you
 to enter a new extended command immediately.  It is sufficient to hit
@@ -2378,7 +2378,7 @@ e.g. to set \fBincluded-mark\fP to the s
 assignment can be used:
 .sp 0.5v
 .nf
-	set included-mark  \e\ \e#\e\ \ \ # blank-#-blank
+	set included-mark  \e\ \e#\e\ \ \ # blank\-#\-blank
 .fi
 .sp 0.5v
 To include a backslash in the string, it must be duplicated `\e\e'.
@@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@ The following variables are available:
 .TP
 \fBalso-full-digest\fP	(boolean, default false)
 When a digest is split, the digest itself is not normally included on
-the menu, and as such the initial adminstrative information is not
+the menu, and as such the initial administrative information is not
 available.  Setting \fBalso-full-digest\fP will cause the (unsplit)
 digest to be included on the menu.  These articles are marked with a @
 at the beginning of the subject.
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ Setting this variable also sets the \fBd
 bit width of the character set (7 for "us-ascii" and "unknown", 8 for the
 "iso-8859-\fIX\fP" sets).
 .sp 0.5v
-The value of this variable also determines wether \fInn\fP allows
+The value of this variable also determines whether \fInn\fP allows
 8-bit characters in the body of articles being posted and letters
 being mailed (unless the value is "unknown", in which case this is
 determined by the value of the \fBdata-bits\fP variable).
@@ -2679,7 +2679,7 @@ On a consolidated menu, the subjects may
 because the added [...] counters have varying length.  To (partially)
 remedy this, all counters (and subjects without counters) are prefixed
 by up to \fIpad\fP spaces to get better alignment.  Increasing it
-further may yield practially perfect alignment at the cost of less
+further may yield practically perfect alignment at the cost of less
 space for the subject itself.
 .TP
 \fBcross-filter-seq\fP		(boolean, default true)
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ whether key maps contain 127 or 255 entr
 section for more details.
 .sp 0.5v
 If the \fBcharset\fP has value "unknown", the value of \fBdata-bits\fP
-also determines wether \fInn\fP allows 8-bit characters in the body of
+also determines whether \fInn\fP allows 8-bit characters in the body of
 articles being posted and letters being mailed (this is normally
 determined directly by the \fBcharset\fP variable).
 .TP
@@ -2738,7 +2738,7 @@ not set.
 .TP
 \fBdecode-skip-prefix\fP \fIN\fP	(integer, default 2)
 When non-null, the \fB:decode\fP command will automatically skip
-\fIupto\fP \fIN\fP characters at the beginning of each line to find
+\fIup to\fP \fIN\fP characters at the beginning of each line to find
 valid uuencoded data.  This allows \fInn\fP to automatically decode
 (multi-part) postings which are both uuencoded and packed with shar.
 .TP
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ If a selected article is found to have b
 normally give a message about this and sleep for a number of seconds
 specified by this variable.  Setting this variable to zero will still
 make \fInn\fP give the message without sleeping afterwards.  Setting
-it to -1 will cause the message not to be shown at all.
+it to \-1 will cause the message not to be shown at all.
 .TP
 \fBflow-control\fP	(boolean, default true)
 When set, \fInn\fP will turn on xon/xoff flow-control before writing
@@ -2872,7 +2872,7 @@ folder, \fInn\fP will check the format o
 append the article in the proper format.  If this variable is not set,
 folders are assumed to be in the format specified via the
 \fBmmdf-format\fP and \fBmail-format\fP variables, and articles are
-saved in that format without checking.  Otherwise, the \fB*-format\fP
+saved in that format without checking.  Otherwise, the \fB*\-format\fP
 variables are only used to determine the format for \fInew\fP folders.
 .TP
 \fBfolder-save-file\fP \fIfile\fP	(string, default not set)
@@ -2978,7 +2978,7 @@ change it, but please don't.  Lines with
 are very difficult to comprehend.  Let's all use the standard folks!
 (And hack inews if it is the 50% rule that bothers you.)
 .TP
-\fBinews\fP \fIshell-command\fP	(string, default "INEWS_PATH -h")
+\fBinews\fP \fIshell-command\fP	(string, default "INEWS_PATH \-h")
 The program which is invoked by \fInn\fP to deliver an article to the
 news transport.  The program will be given a complete article
 including a header containing the newsgroups to which the article is
@@ -3171,7 +3171,7 @@ values of \fImode\fP are recognized:
 .fi
 .TP
 \fBmerge-report-rate\fP \fIrate\fP	(integer, default 1)
-When \fInn\fP is invoked with the -m option (directly or via
+When \fInn\fP is invoked with the \-m option (directly or via
 \fInngrap\fP), a status report of the merging process is displayed and
 updated on the screen every \fIrate\fP seconds.  The report contains
 the time used so far and an estimate of the time needed to complete
@@ -3194,7 +3194,7 @@ the format used when new folders are cre
 \fBmonitor\fP		(boolean, default false)
 When set, \fInn\fP will show
 .I all
-characters in the received messages using a "cat -v" like format.
+characters in the received messages using a "cat \-v" like format.
 Otherwise, only the printable characters are shown (default).
 .TP
 \fBmotd\fP		(boolean, default true)
@@ -3224,8 +3224,8 @@ these actions (marked with an *) will on
 \&.newsrc is the only way to recognize it as an old group:
 .sp 0.5v
 \fB0\fP)  Ignore groups which are not in \&.newsrc.  This will obviously
-include new groups, and therefore you must explictly add any new
-groups that you care about (by editting the \fI.newsrc\fP file, or
+include new groups, and therefore you must explicitly add any new
+groups that you care about (by editing the \fI.newsrc\fP file, or
 using the \fBG\fP menu command and then subscribing to the group).
 When \fBNNTP\fP is being used, this setting prevents the \fIactive.times\fP
 data from being read from the server; this can be helpful
@@ -3349,7 +3349,7 @@ will be underlined if the terminal has t
 This is the pager used by the \fB:admin\fP command (and \fInnadmin\fP)
 when it executes certain commands, e.g. grepping in the Log file.
 .TP
-\fBpatch-command\fP \fIshell-command\fP	(string, default "patch -p0")
+\fBpatch-command\fP \fIshell-command\fP	(string, default "patch \-p0")
 This is the command which is invoked by the \fB:patch\fP command.
 .TP
 \fBpost-distribution\fP \fIwords\fP	(string, default see below)
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ of \fInn\fP even if there are still unre
 Specifies the list of header fields that are output when
 an article is printed via the \fB:print\fP command and
 \fBprint-header-type\fP is 1 (short header).  The \fIfields\fP 
-specification is desctribed
+specification is described
 in the section on Customized Article Headers below.
 .TP
 \fBprint-header-type\fP \fIN\fP	(integer, default 1)
@@ -3418,7 +3418,7 @@ This is the default value for the
 .B print
 command.  It should include an option which prevents the spooler from
 echoing a job-id or similar to the terminal to avoid problems with
-screen handling (e.g. lp -s on System V).
+screen handling (e.g. lp \-s on System V).
 .TP
 \fBquery-signature\fP		(boolean, default ...)
 Will cause \fInn\fP to require confirmation before appending
@@ -3452,7 +3452,7 @@ prefix on the subjects:
 	4:  If any references use layout 0, else layout 1.
 .fi
 .TP
-\fBre-layout-read\fP \fIN\fP	(integer, default -1)
+\fBre-layout-read\fP \fIN\fP	(integer, default \-1)
 When the \fBheader-lines\fP variable is not set, or contains the "*"
 field specifier, a line similar to the menu line will be used as the
 header of the article in reading mode, including the sender's name and
@@ -3541,7 +3541,7 @@ Setting this variable will cause these n
 \fBsave-header-lines\fP \fIfields\fP	(string, default "FDNS")
 Specifies the list of header fields that are saved when
 an article is saved via the \fBO\fP {\fBsave-short\fP} command.
-The \fIfields\fP specification is desctribed
+The \fIfields\fP specification is described
 in the section on Customized Article Headers below.
 .TP
 \fBsave-report\fP	(boolean, default true)
@@ -3764,7 +3764,7 @@ command:
 	set trusted-escape-codes ($
 .fi
 .sp 0.5v
-You can also set it to \fBall\fP to pass all espace codes through to
+You can also set it to \fBall\fP to pass all escape codes through to
 the screen.  Notice that \fInn\fP thinks all characters (including
 \fIesc\fP) output to the screen as occupy one column.
 .TP
@@ -3795,7 +3795,7 @@ causes .newsrc to be updated every time
 \fBuse-editor-line\fP		(boolean, default true)
 Most editors accept arguments of the form:
 .nf
-	editor [-arguments] +n filename
+	editor [\-arguments] +n filename
 .fi
 where editor is the name of the editor, and n is the line number to put the
 cursor upon entering the file.  If use-editor-line is false, it will not
@@ -4023,9 +4023,9 @@ in the ~/.nn directory.  An empty elemen
 as the global init file.  The list of init files must
 \fInot\fP be separated from the \fB\-I\fP option by blanks, and it
 must be the first option.  Example:  The default behaviour corresponds
-to using -I,init (first the global file, then the file ~/.nn/init).
+to using \-I,init (first the global file, then the file ~/.nn/init).
 The global \fIsetup\fP file is still read as the first init file
-independently of the -I option used.
+independently of the \-I option used.
 .TP
 \-\fBk\fP	{\fBtoggle kill\fP}
 Do not [do] perform automatic kill and selection of articles.
@@ -4036,7 +4036,7 @@ This is useful on slow terminals.
 .TP
 \-\fBL\fP[\fIf\fP]	{\fBset layout\fP \fIf\fP}
 Select alternative menu layout
-.IR f
+.I f
 (0 to 4).
 If
 .I f
@@ -4044,7 +4044,7 @@ is omitted, menu layout 3 is selected.
 .TP
 \-\fBm\fP	{\fIno corresponding variable\fP}
 Merge all articles into one `meta group' instead of showing
-them one group at a time.  When -m is used, no articles will be marked
+them one group at a time.  When \-m is used, no articles will be marked
 as read.
 .TP
 \-\fBn\fP\fIWORD\fP
@@ -4099,7 +4099,7 @@ mark unread articles as read.
 Read/scan unsubscribed groups also.  Most useful when looking for
 a specific subject in all groups, e.g.
 .br
-   nn -mxX -sSubject all
+   nn \-mxX \-sSubject all
 .br
 .SH MACRO DEFINITIONS
 Practically any combination of commands and key strokes can be defined
@@ -4318,11 +4318,11 @@ The fourteen multikeys are named:
 .BR up ,
 .BR down ,
 .BR right ,
-.BR left
+.B left
 (the four arrow keys), and
-.BR #0
+.B #0
 through
-.BR #9
+.B #9
 for the user-defined keys.
 .sp 0.5v
 Multikey #\fIi\fP (where \fIi\fP is a digit or an arrow key name) is
@@ -4694,7 +4694,7 @@ The
 files are used to customize \fInn\fP's behaviour to local conventions
 and restrictions and to satisfy each user's personal taste.
 .br
-Normally, \fInn\fP reads upto three init files on start-up if they
+Normally, \fInn\fP reads up to three init files on start-up if they
 exist (all init files are optional):
 .TP
 $LIB/\fBsetup\fP
@@ -4900,7 +4900,7 @@ options of the \fBtest\fP(1) command is
 unset the flow-control variable if the tty is a pseudo-tty, the
 following conditional can be used:
 .nf
-	on [ -n "`tty | grep ttyp`" ]
+	on [ \-n "`tty | grep ttyp`" ]
 		unset flow-control
 	end
 .fi
@@ -5021,7 +5021,7 @@ using a double `::' as the command prefi
 .nf
 	\fBon entry\fP comp.sources* alt.sources
 		:set cross-post on   # set before collection
-		:local auto-read-mode-limit -1   # set before showing menu
+		:local auto-read-mode-limit \-1   # set before showing menu
 		::unset cross-post   # set after collection
 	\fBend\fP
 .fi
@@ -5139,7 +5139,7 @@ Append the subgroups of the specified gr
 sequence.  The group itself (if it exists) is not included.
 Examples: "comp.", "comp.unix.".
 .TP
-.group.name
+\&.group.name
 Append the groups whose name ends with the specified name to the
 sequence.  Example: ".test".
 .TP
@@ -5307,7 +5307,7 @@ lists my favourite groups and the corres
 .sp 0.5v
 The presentation sequence is not used when \fInn\fP is called with one or
 more news group names on the command line; it is thus possible to read
-ignored groups (on explicit request) wihtout changing the init file.
+ignored groups (on explicit request) without changing the init file.
 (Of course, you can also use the
 .B G
 command to read ignored groups).
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nnadmin.1m
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nnadmin.1m
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nnadmin.1m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH NNADMIN 1M "Release 6.6"
+.TH NNADMIN 1m "Release 6.6"
 .\" (c) Copyright 1988, 1990, Kim F. Storm.  All rights reserved.
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ In non-interactive mode, the
 argument will be used as a series of key-strokes which are interpreted
 exactly as if they were typed in from the keyboard in interactive
 mode.  For example, to stop the \fInnmaster\fP, the following
-invokation of nnadmin can be used:
+invocation of nnadmin can be used:
 .br
 	\fInnadmin\fP MK
 .br
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ will get some general statistics about t
 .TP
 initialized
 .br
-The time when the database was last rebuild using \fInnmaster\fP -I.
+The time when the database was last rebuild using \fInnmaster\fP \-I.
 .TP
 last_scan, last_size
 .br
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ resides, only the owner of the directory
 can use \fInnadmin\fP to send messages to the \fInnmaster\fP.
 However, to send a wakeup signal to the master, anybody can run
 .br
-	\fInnmaster\fP -w
+	\fInnmaster\fP \-w
 .SH BUGS
 The user interface is completely out of line with the rest of the
 \fInn\fP family, and the way to run \fInnadmin\fP in the
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nncheck.1
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nncheck.1
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nncheck.1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 nncheck \- check for unread articles
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B nncheck
-[ -Q -r -t ]  [ -f format ]
+[ \-Q \-r \-t ]  [ \-f format ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I nncheck
 will report if there are some articles on the system which you have not read.
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ useful).
 .TP
 \&\-\fBf\fP \fIformat\fP
 Output the number of unread articles using the specified format.  The
-format is a text that may contain the following %-escapes:
+format is a text that may contain the following %\-escapes:
 .sp 0.5v
 .DT
 .ta 1i 2i
 .\"ta 1 10 20
 .nf
-	\fB%-code\fP	\fBresulting output\fP
+	\fB%\-code\fP	\fBresulting output\fP
 .sp 0.5v
 	%u	"\fIuuu\fP unread articles"
 	%g	"\fIggg\fP groups"
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nngrab.1
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nngrab.1
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nngrab.1
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on all USENET articles whose subject (or
 contain an instance of \fIkeyword\fP.  \fInngrab\fP is a fast
 equivalent for:
 .sp 0.5v
-	nn -mxX -s/\fIkeyword\fP all
+	nn \-mxX \-s/\fIkeyword\fP all
 .LP
 For example,
 .sp 0.5v
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nngrep.1
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nngrep.1
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nngrep.1
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ command
 You can use this to read a specific subset of news groups with
 \fInn\fP; for example
 .br
-	nn `nngrep -sp source`
+	nn `nngrep \-sp source`
 .SH LONG LISTING
 A \fIlong\fP listing of the matched groups can be requested with the
 \fB\-l\fP option.  It will include the following information:
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nnmaster.8
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nnmaster.8
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nnmaster.8
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nnmaster \- nn database manager
 \fBnnmaster\fP \-\fBl\fP [ "\fIlock message\fP" ]
 .br
 \fBnnmaster\fP [ \fIoptions\fP ] [ \fIgroups\fP ]
-.br.
+.br
 \fBnnmaster\fP \-\fBF\fP [ \fIoptions\fP ] [ \fIgroups\fP ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I nnmaster
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ call in /etc/rc (or similar) to invoke t
 .I nnmaster
 daemon:
 .sp 0.5v
-	$master/nnmaster -l -r -C
+	$master/nnmaster \-l \-r \-C
 .sp 0.5v
 where $master is the MASTER_DIRECTORY defined during configuration
 of \fInn\fP.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ An empty argument, i.e. "", will cause a
 to be collected.  For example, to collect everything but rec and misc,
 use the following command:
 .br
-	\fInnmaster\fP -r !rec !misc ""
+	\fInnmaster\fP \-r !rec !misc ""
 .br
 If the empty argument had been omitted, nothing would be collected,
 since the presence of any \fIgroups\fP arguments causes \fInnmaster\fP
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ Example 1: The following commands can be
 different sets of groups at different intervals or under different
 conditions:
 .br
-	\fInnmaster\fP -B -O14 rec misc sci -LBO -u
+	\fInnmaster\fP \-B \-O14 rec misc sci \-LBO \-u
 .br
-	\fInnmaster\fP !rec !misc !sci "" -u
+	\fInnmaster\fP !rec !misc !sci "" \-u
 .sp 0.5v
 Example 2: The group arguments are used in the given sequence, e.g. to
 leave out comp.sys, but still collect comp.sys.ibm.pc, use the command:
 .br
-	\fInnmaster\fP -r comp.sys.ibm.pc !comp.sys ""
+	\fInnmaster\fP \-r comp.sys.ibm.pc !comp.sys ""
 .sp 0.5v
 The use of the \-\fBu\fP option in the first example is essential,
 since each of the commands will update the active file time stamp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ I cannot recommend this unless you recei
 .TP
 \-\fBh\fP [ \fIsec\fP ]
 Hold collection of new articles until next scan if new articles have
-arrived withing the last \fIsec\fP [60] seconds.  This is useful to
+arrived within the last \fIsec\fP [60] seconds.  This is useful to
 prevent \fInnmaster\fP from competing for disk i/o with an \fIrnews\fP
 process which is unbatching incoming news, or a running \fIexpire\fP
 process.  It will have the side effect of limiting the number of C:
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ Run \fInnmaster\fP in "debug mode".  If
 3, this will produce a compact but still very informative trace of the
 collection or expire process directly on the terminal.  This is most
 useful when doing the first collection of articles after initializing
-the database with -I.  If \fIN\fP is 2 or 3, a trace of the NNTP
+the database with \-I.  If \fIN\fP is 2 or 3, a trace of the NNTP
 traffic is written to a file nnmaster.log in the TMP directory. This
 option disables \-\fBr\fP.
 .TP
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ It is not recommended to edit the GROUPS
 running because it may add new groups to the file.  After editing the
 GROUPS file, the command
 .br
-	\fInnmaster\fP -G
+	\fInnmaster\fP \-G
 .br
 must be run before restarting the \fInnmaster\fP to parse and verify
 the new GROUPS file.
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nnstats.1m
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nnstats.1m
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nnstats.1m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH NNSTATS 1M "Release 6.6"
+.TH NNSTATS 1m "Release 6.6"
 .\" (c) Copyright 1988, 1990, Kim F. Storm.  All rights reserved.
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ If "\-\fBd\fP \fImonth\fP \fIday\fP" is
 that date only is calculated and printed.
 .SH FILES
 .DT
-.ta \w'.../Log'u+3m
+.ta \w'\&../Log'u+3m
 .\"ta 0 20
-.../Log	The log file
+\&../Log	The log file
 .DT
 .SH SEE ALSO
 nn(1), nnusage(1M), nnadmin(1M), nnmaster(8)
Index: nn-6.7.3/man/nnusage.1m
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/man/nnusage.1m
+++ nn-6.7.3/man/nnusage.1m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH NNUSAGE 1M "Release 6.6"
+.TH NNUSAGE 1m "Release 6.6"
 .\" (c) Copyright 1988, 1990, Kim F. Storm.  All rights reserved.
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ tries to be intelligent when it calculat
 truly report the actual time spent on news reading.
 .SH FILES
 .DT
-.ta \w'.../Log'u+3m
+.ta \w'\&../Log'u+3m
 .\"ta 0 20
-.../Log	The log file
+\&../Log	The log file
 .DT
 .SH SEE ALSO
 nn(1), nncheck(1), nngoback(1), nngrep(1), nntidy(1)
Index: nn-6.7.3/newsrc.c
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/newsrc.c
+++ nn-6.7.3/newsrc.c
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ report:
 	newsrc_update_freq = 0;
 	dump_newsrc();
 	dump_select();
-	tprintf("NOTICE: Original files are saved with %s extention\n", bak_suffix);
+	tprintf("NOTICE: Original files are saved with %s extension\n", bak_suffix);
     }
 }
 
Index: nn-6.7.3/answer.c
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/answer.c
+++ nn-6.7.3/answer.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ checkhold(article_header * ah, int comma
     int             ans;
 
     if (file_exist(relative(nn_directory, "hold.work"), (char *) NULL)) {
-	prompt("\1An uncompleted reponse exists\1 - complete now? ");
+	prompt("\1An uncompleted response exists\1 - complete now? ");
 	if ((ans = yes(1)) < 0)
 	    return 0;
 	if (ans) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ checkhold(article_header * ah, int comma
 		       (char *) NULL, "Article%s posted", 0, 0);
 	    return 1;
 	}
-	prompt("Remove uncompleted reponse? ");
+	prompt("Remove uncompleted response? ");
 	if ((ans = yes(1)) < 0)
 	    return 0;
 	if (ans) {
Index: nn-6.7.3/nntp.c
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/nntp.c
+++ nn-6.7.3/nntp.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ get_server_line(register char *string, r
  * get_server: get a response line from the server.
  *
  *	Expects to be connected to the server.
- *	Returns the numerical value of the reponse, or -1 in case of errors.
+ *	Returns the numerical value of the response, or -1 in case of errors.
  */
 
 static int
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ put_server(char *string)
  * ask_server:	ask the server a question and return the answer.
  *
  *	Expects to be connected to the server.
- *	Returns the numerical value of the reponse, or -1 in case of
+ *	Returns the numerical value of the response, or -1 in case of
  *	errors.
  *	Contains some code to handle server timeouts intelligently.
  */
Index: nn-6.7.3/help/help.variables
===================================================================
--- nn-6.7.3.orig/help/help.variables
+++ nn-6.7.3/help/help.variables
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ split	  		Split digests (-d)
 stop N			Stop printing of articles after N lines (-lN)
 subject-match-limit N	Treat subjects matching in N characters as identical
 subject-match-offset N	Skip N characters of subjects before comparison
-subject-match-parts	Treat subjects matching upto first digit as idential
+subject-match-parts	Treat subjects matching up to first digit as idential
 suggest-default-save	Show default save file name on prompt line.
 tidy-newsrc		Automatically remove garbage from .newsrc
 time	  		Show current time on prompt line (-T)