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.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl n
-.Op "string ..."
+.Op Ar string ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank (`` '')
-characters and followed by a newline (``\en'') character, to the standard
+utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank
+.Pq Ql "\ "
+characters and followed by a newline
+.Pq Ql \en
+character, to the standard
output.
.Pp
The following option is available:
.Bl -tag -width flag
.It Fl n
Do not print the trailing newline character. This may also be
-achieved by appending `\ec' to the end of the string, as is done
+achieved by appending
+.Ql \ec
+to the end of the string, as is done
by iBCS2 compatible systems.
.El
.Pp
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