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diff --git a/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8 b/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8
index 2dbb14b..3c5bcda 100644
--- a/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8
+++ b/libexec/rexecd/rexecd.8
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ The
.Nm
utility is the server for the
.Xr rexec 3
-routine. The server provides remote execution facilities
+routine.
+The server provides remote execution facilities
with authentication based on user names and
passwords.
.Pp
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ is initiated:
The server reads characters from the socket up
to a NUL
.Pq Ql \e0
-byte. The resultant string is
+byte.
+The resultant string is
interpreted as an
.Tn ASCII
number, base 10.
@@ -81,7 +83,8 @@ A NUL terminated, unencrypted password of at most
16 characters is retrieved on the initial socket.
.It
A NUL terminated command to be passed to a
-shell is retrieved on the initial socket. The length of
+shell is retrieved on the initial socket.
+The length of
the command is limited by the upper bound on the size of
the system's argument list.
.It
@@ -96,7 +99,8 @@ aborted with a diagnostic message returned.
.It
A NUL byte is returned on the initial socket
and the command line is passed to the normal login
-shell of the user. The
+shell of the user.
+The
shell inherits the network connections established
by
.Nm .
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