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diff --git a/libexec/ypxfr/ypxfr.8 b/libexec/ypxfr/ypxfr.8
index cdb7bf6..c5fdc44 100644
--- a/libexec/ypxfr/ypxfr.8
+++ b/libexec/ypxfr/ypxfr.8
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@
.Op Fl C Ar taskid program-number ipaddr port
.Ar mapname
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Ypxfr
-copies an
+The
+.Nm
+utility copies an
.Tn NIS
database (or
.Pa map )
@@ -63,8 +64,9 @@ is generally invoked by
.Xr ypserv 8
when it receives a map transfer request from
.Xr yppush 8 .
-.Nm Ypxfr
-is used primarily in environments where several
+The
+.Nm
+utility is used primarily in environments where several
.Tn NIS
servers are in use in a single domain. One server, the
.Tn NIS
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ transfer method, particularly for very large
.Tn NIS
maps. The
.Nm
-command will check to see if the
+utility will check to see if the
.Xr rpc.ypxfrd 8
server is registered on the
.Tn NIS
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