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diff --git a/bin/setfacl/setfacl.1 b/bin/setfacl/setfacl.1
index 452a041..d5787ea 100644
--- a/bin/setfacl/setfacl.1
+++ b/bin/setfacl/setfacl.1
@@ -61,15 +61,18 @@ and
entries of the current ACL.
.It Fl d
The operations apply to the default ACL entries instead of
-access ACL entries. Currently only directories may have
+access ACL entries.
+Currently only directories may have
default ACL's.
.It Fl h
If the target of the operation is a symbolic link, perform the operation
on the symbolic link itself, rather than following the link.
.It Fl k
-Delete any default ACL entries on the specified files. It
+Delete any default ACL entries on the specified files.
+It
is not considered an error if the specified files do not have
-any default ACL entries. An error will be reported if any of
+any default ACL entries.
+An error will be reported if any of
the specified files cannot have a default entry (i.e.\&
non-directories).
.It Fl m Ar entries
@@ -137,11 +140,14 @@ ACL entry for the file owner and the
ACL entry.
.It Ar "ACL qualifier"
The ACL qualifier field describes the user or group associated with
-the ACL entry. It may consist of one of the following: uid or
-user name, gid or group name, or empty. For
+the ACL entry.
+It may consist of one of the following: uid or
+user name, gid or group name, or empty.
+For
.Dq Li user
ACL entries, an empty field specifies access granted to the
-file owner. For
+file owner.
+For
.Dq Li group
ACL entries, an empty field specifies access granted to the
file owning group.
@@ -157,7 +163,8 @@ the following:
and
.Ql x
to set read, write, and
-execute permissions, respectively. Each of these may be excluded
+execute permissions, respectively.
+Each of these may be excluded
or replaced with a
.Ql -
character to indicate no access.
@@ -171,7 +178,8 @@ the default
.Dq Li group ,
and
.Dq Li other
-ACL entries. If the
+ACL entries.
+If the
.Fl n
option is not specified and no
.Dq Li mask
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