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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd January 26, 2005
+.Dd May 4, 2014
.Dt NL 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -71,12 +71,16 @@
The
.Nm
utility reads lines from the named
+.Ar file ,
+applies a configurable line numbering filter operation,
+and writes the result to the standard output.
+If
.Ar file
-or the standard input if the
-.Ar file
-argument is omitted,
-applies a configurable line numbering filter operation and writes the result
-to the standard output.
+is a single dash
+.Pq Sq Fl
+or absent,
+.Nm
+reads from the standard input.
.Pp
The
.Nm
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