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diff --git a/usr.sbin/setextattr/setextattr.8 b/usr.sbin/setextattr/setextattr.8
index fbe64d6..ea9a147 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/setextattr/setextattr.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/setextattr/setextattr.8
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
.Ar filename
.Ar attrvalue
.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
.Nm
+utility
is a user tool to set a named extended attribute on a file or directory to
the provided string.
The
@@ -52,8 +54,9 @@ argument should be the name of the attribute,
the name of the file or directory to set the attribute for, and
.Ar attrvalue
a string to store in the attribute.
+The
.Nm
-will store the string in the file's attribute.
+utility will store the string in the file's attribute.
In order for
.Nm
to succeed, the attribute service must be available on the file system,
@@ -81,5 +84,6 @@ to be associated with each file or directory.
.Sh AUTHORS
Robert N M Watson
.Sh BUGS
+The
.Nm
-can only be used to set attributes to strings.
+utility can only be used to set attributes to strings.
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