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diff --git a/bin/sh/sh.1 b/bin/sh/sh.1
index 3c2fa9c..438fc24 100644
--- a/bin/sh/sh.1
+++ b/bin/sh/sh.1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
.\" from: @(#)sh.1 8.6 (Berkeley) 5/4/95
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd December 8, 2005
+.Dd June 15, 2006
.Dt SH 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -305,8 +305,9 @@ as it is read.
Useful for debugging.
.It Fl x Li xtrace
Write each command
-(preceded by
-.Dq Li "+ " )
+(preceded by the value of the
+.Ev PS4
+variable)
to standard error before it is executed.
Useful for debugging.
.El
@@ -2197,6 +2198,12 @@ unless you are the superuser, in which case it defaults to
.It Ev PS2
The secondary prompt string, which defaults to
.Dq Li "> " .
+.It Ev PS4
+The prefix for the trace output (if
+.Fl x
+is active).
+The default is
+.Dq Li "+ " .
.It Ev TERM
The default terminal setting for the shell.
This is inherited by children of the shell, and is used in the history
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