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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2005-11-18 12:08:31 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2005-11-18 12:08:31 +0000
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Fix up markup.
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diff --git a/usr.bin/bsdiff/bsdiff/bsdiff.1 b/usr.bin/bsdiff/bsdiff/bsdiff.1
index 304285e..5c608b4 100644
--- a/usr.bin/bsdiff/bsdiff/bsdiff.1
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@@ -27,37 +27,43 @@
.\"
.Dd May 18, 2003
.Dt BSDIFF 1
-.Os FreeBSD
+.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm bsdiff
-.Nd generate a patch between two binary files
+.Nd "generate a patch between two binary files"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Ao Ar oldfile Ac Ao Ar newfile Ac Ao Ar patchfile Ac
+.Ar oldfile newfile patchfile
.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
.Nm
+utility
compares
-.Ao Ar oldfile Ac
+.Ar oldfile
to
-.Ao Ar newfile Ac
+.Ar newfile
and writes to
-.Ao Ar patchfile Ac
-a binary patch suitable for use by bspatch(1).
+.Ar patchfile
+a binary patch suitable for use by
+.Xr bspatch 1 .
When
-.Ao Ar oldfile Ac
+.Ar oldfile
and
-.Ao Ar newfile Ac
+.Ar newfile
are two versions of an executable program, the
patches produced are on average a factor of five smaller
than those produced by any other binary patch tool known
to the author.
.Pp
+The
.Nm
-uses memory equal to 17 times the size of
-.Ao Ar oldfile Ac ,
+utility
+uses memory equal to 17 times the size of
+.Ar oldfile ,
and requires
-an absolute minimum working set size of 8 times the size of oldfile.
+an absolute minimum working set size of 8 times the size of
+.Ar oldfile .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr bspatch 1
.Sh AUTHORS
-.An Colin Percival Aq cperciva@freebsd.org
+.An Colin Percival Aq cperciva@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/usr.bin/bsdiff/bspatch/bspatch.1 b/usr.bin/bsdiff/bspatch/bspatch.1
index a428b84..894bc50 100644
--- a/usr.bin/bsdiff/bspatch/bspatch.1
+++ b/usr.bin/bsdiff/bspatch/bspatch.1
@@ -27,33 +27,39 @@
.\"
.Dd May 18, 2003
.Dt BSPATCH 1
-.Os FreeBSD
+.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm bspatch
-.Nd apply a patch built with bsdiff(1)
+.Nd apply a patch built with
+.Xr bsdiff 1
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Ao Ar oldfile Ac Ao Ar newfile Ac Ao Ar patchfile Ac
+.Ar oldfile newfile patchfile
.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
.Nm
+utility
generates
-.Ao Ar newfile Ac
+.Ar newfile
from
-.Ao Ar oldfile Ac
+.Ar oldfile
and
-.Ao Ar patchfile Ac
+.Ar patchfile
where
-.Ao Ar patchfile Ac
-is a binary patch built by bsdiff(1).
+.Ar patchfile
+is a binary patch built by
+.Xr bsdiff 1 .
.Pp
+The
.Nm
-uses memory equal to the size of
-.Ao Ar oldfile Ac
-plus the size of
-.Ao Ar newfile Ac ,
+utility
+uses memory equal to the size of
+.Ar oldfile
+plus the size of
+.Ar newfile ,
but can tolerate a very small working set without a dramatic loss
of performance.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr bsdiff 1
.Sh AUTHORS
-.An Colin Percival Aq cperciva@freebsd.org
+.An Colin Percival Aq cperciva@FreeBSD.org
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