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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 b/usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
index 455dcac..e959ecd 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" From: @(#)sysctl.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
-.\" $Id: sysctl.8,v 1.16 1998/07/29 08:30:37 joerg Exp $
+.\" $Id: sysctl.8,v 1.17 1998/09/29 02:01:06 jkoshy Exp $
.\"
.Dd September 23, 1994
.Dt SYSCTL 8
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
.Nd get or set kernel state
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm sysctl
-.Op Fl bn
+.Op Fl bdn
.Ar name ...
.Nm sysctl
.Op Fl bn
.Fl w
.Ar name=value ...
.Nm sysctl
-.Op Fl bn
+.Op Fl bdn
.Fl aAX
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ set psize=`sysctl -n hw.pagesize`
Force the value of the variable(s) to be output in raw, binary
format. No names are printed and no terminating newlines are output.
This is mostly useful with a single variable.
+.It Fl d
+Display the description rather than the value of the requested
+variable(s).
.It Fl w Ar name=value ...
Set the MIB
.Ar name
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