[Dctrl-tools-devel] [SCM] Debian control file query tools branch, master, updated. 2.18-18-g290113a

[Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho]

The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit c6c9ee536cf7ecee16f1b6ec5f4ed9d582f250a9
Author: David Prévot <david at tilapin.org>
Date:   Thu May 5 12:21:06 2011 -0400

    Additional fixes to manpages

diff --git a/man/grep-dctrl.1.cp b/man/grep-dctrl.1.cp
index 9b24578..15a67f8 100644
--- a/man/grep-dctrl.1.cp
+++ b/man/grep-dctrl.1.cp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ grep\-dctrl, grep\-status, grep\-available, grep\-aptavail, grep\-debtags \- gre
 .I command
 .BR --copying "|" -C " | " --help "|" -h " | " --version "|" -V 
 .sp
-.IR command " [" options "] " predicate " [ " file "... ]"
+.IR command " [" options "] " filter " [ " file "... ]"
 .sp
 where
 .I command
@@ -33,42 +33,65 @@ is one of
 and
 .BR grep\-debtags .
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-The grep\-dctrl program can answer such questions as 
+The
+.B grep\-dctrl
+program can answer such questions as 
 .IR "What is the Debian package foo?" , 
 .IR "Which version of the Debian package bar is now current?" ,
 .IR "Which Debian packages does John Doe maintain?" ,
 .I  "Which Debian packages are somehow related to the Scheme"
-.IR " programming language?" ,
+.IR "programming language?" ,
 and with some help,
 .IR "Who maintain the essential packages of a Debian system?" ,
 given a useful input file.
 .PP
 The programs
-.BR grep\-available,
+.BR grep\-available ,
 .BR grep\-status ,
-.B grep\-aptavail 
+.B grep\-aptavail
 and
 .B grep\-debtags
 are aliases of (actually, symbolic links to)
 .BR grep\-dctrl .
 In the shipped configuration, these aliases use as their default input
 the
-.BR dpkg (8)
-available and status files, the apt\-cache dumpavail output
-and the debtags dumpavail output,
-respectively.
+.BR dpkg (1)
+.I available
+and
+.I status
+files, the
+.B apt\-cache dumpavail
+output and the
+.B debtags dumpavail
+output, respectively.
 .PP
 .B grep\-dctrl
-is a specialised grep program that is meant for processing any file
-which has the general format of a Debian package control file, as
-described in the Debian Packaging Manual.  These include the dpkg
-available file, the dpkg status file, and the Packages files on a
+is a specialised
+.B grep
+program that is meant for processing any file
+which has the general format of a Debian package
+.I control
+file, as
+described in the Debian Policy.  These include the
+.B dpkg
+.I available
+file, the
+.B dpkg
+.I status
+file, and the
+.I Packages
+files on a
 distribution medium (such as a Debian CD-ROM or an FTP site carrying
 Debian).
 .PP
-You must give a filter expression on the command line.  The filter
+You must give a
+.I filter
+expression on the command line.  The
+.I filter
 defines which kind of paragraphs (aka package records) are output.  A
-simple filter is a search pattern along with any options that modify
+simple 
+.I filter
+is a search pattern along with any options that modify
 it.  Possible modifiers are
 .BR \-\-eregex ", " \-\-field ", " \-\-ignore\-case ", " \-\-regex
 and
@@ -80,7 +103,10 @@ suitable modifiers, this can be changed: the search can be
 case-insensitive and the pattern can be seen as an extended POSIX
 regular expression. 
 .PP
-Filters can be combined to form more complex filters using the connectives
+.IR Filter s
+can be combined to form more complex
+.IR filter s
+using the connectives
 .BR \-\-and ", " \-\-or " and " \-\-not .
 Parentheses (which usually
 need to be escaped for the shell) can be used for grouping.
@@ -90,18 +116,34 @@ output; specific fields can be selected for output with the
 .B \-s
 option.
 .PP
-After the filter expression comes zero or more file names.  If no file names
-are specified, the file name is searched in configuration files.  The
-input file from the first program name \- input file association with
+After the 
+.I filter
+expression comes zero or more 
+.I file
+names.  If no 
+.I file
+names
+are specified, the 
+.I file
+name is searched in configuration files.  The
+input
+.I file
+in association with
 the correct program name is used.  The program names are matched with
 the base form of the name of the current program (the 0'th command
-line argument, if you will).  The file name
+line argument, if you will).  The 
+.I file
+name
 .B \-
 is taken to mean the
-standard input stream.  The files are searched in order but
+standard input stream.  The 
+.IR file s
+are searched in order but
 separately; they are
 .B not
-concatenated together.  In other words, the end of a file always
+concatenated together.  In other words, the end of a 
+.I file
+always
 implies the end of the current paragraph.
 .PP
 There is one exception to the above: if the program name is
@@ -110,34 +152,41 @@ the default input source is always standard input; this cannot be
 overridden by the configuration file.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .SS Specifying the search pattern
-.IP "\fB\-\-pattern=\fIPATTERN"
+.IP "\fB\-\-pattern=\fIpattern"
 Specify a
-.I PATTERN
+.I pattern
 to be searched. This switch is not generally needed, as the
-.I PATTERN
+.I pattern
 can be given by itself. However,
-.IR PATTERN s
+.IR pattern s
 that start
 with a dash
 .RB ( - )
 must be given using this switch, so that they wouldn't
 be mistaken for switches.
 .SS Modifiers of simple filters
-.IP "\fB\-F \fIFIELD\fR,\fIFIELD\fR,... | \fB\-\-field=\fIFIELD\fR,\fIFIELD\fR,..."
+.IP "\fB\-F \fIfield\fR,\fIfield\fR, ... | \fB\-\-field=\fIfield\fR,\fIfield\fR, ..."
 Restrict pattern matching to the 
-.IR FIELD s
-given.  Multiple field names
-in one 
+.IR field s
+given.  Multiple
+.I field
+names in one 
 .B -F
 option and multiple 
 .B -F
-options in one simple filter are
+options in one simple 
+.I filter 
+are
 allowed. The search named by the filter will be performed
-among all the fields named, and as soon as any one of them matches, the
-whole simple filter is considered matching.
+among all the
+.IR field s
+named, and as soon as any one of them matches, the
+whole simple 
+.I filter
+is considered matching.
 .PP
 A 
-.I FIELD 
+.I field
 specification can contain a colon
 .RB ( : ).
 In such a case, the part
@@ -154,7 +203,7 @@ Shorthand for
 Regard the pattern of the current simple filter as an extended
 POSIX regular expression
 .IP "\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-regex"
-The pattern of the current simple filter is a standard POSIX regular expression.
+Regard the pattern of the current simple filter as a standard POSIX regular expression.
 .IP "\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-ignore\-case"
 Ignore case when looking for a match in the current simple filter.
 .IP "\fB\-X\fR, \fB\-\-exact\-match"
@@ -163,7 +212,7 @@ simple filter.
 .IP "\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-whole\-pkg"
 Do an extended regular expression match on whole package names,
 assuming the syntax of inter-package relationship fields such as
-.BR Depends , Recommends ,...
+.BR Depends , Recommends ", ..."
 When this flag is given you should not worry
 about sub-package names such as "libpcre3" also matching
 "libpcre3-dev". This flag implies (and is incompatible with)
@@ -201,7 +250,7 @@ integers.
 .SS Combining filters
 .IP "\fB\-!\fR, \fB\-\-not\fR, \fB!"
 Match if the following filter does 
-.I not
+.B not
 match.
 .IP "\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-or"
 Match if either one or both of the preceding and following filters
@@ -212,14 +261,16 @@ Match if both the preceding and the following filter match.
 Parentheses can be used for grouping.  Note that they need to be
 escaped for most shells.
 .SS Output format modifiers
-.IP "\fB\-s \fIFIELD\fR,\fIFIELD\fR,... | \fB\-\-show\-field=\fIFIELD\fR,\fIFIELD\fR,..."
+.IP "\fB\-s \fIfield\fR,\fIfield\fR, ... | \fB\-\-show\-field=\fIfield\fR,\fIfield\fR, ..."
 Show only the body of these
-.IR FIELD s
+.IR field s
 from the matching paragraphs.  The
-.I FIELD
+.I field
 names must not include any colons or commas.  Commas are used to
-delimit field names in the argument to this option.  The
-.IR FIELD s
+delimit
+.I field
+names in the argument to this option.  The
+.IR field s
 are shown in the order given here.  See also the option
 .BR \-I .
 .IP "\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-invert\-show"
@@ -233,13 +284,15 @@ option.  As an artefact of the implementation,
 the order of the fields in the original paragraph is not preserved.
 .PP
 A 
-.I FIELD
+.I field
 specification can contain a colon. In such a case, the part
 up to the colon is taken as the name of the field to be shown, and the
 part after the colon is taken as the name of the field whose content
 is to be used if the field to be shown is empty.
 .IP "\fB\-d"
-Show only the first line of the Description field from the matching
+Show only the first line of the
+.B Description
+field from the matching
 paragraphs.  If no 
 .B \-s
 option is specified, this option also effects
@@ -247,8 +300,11 @@ option is specified, this option also effects
 if there is a 
 .B \-s
 option but it does not include
-the Description field name, one is appended to the option.  Thus the
-Description field's location in the output is determined by the 
+the
+.B Description
+field name, one is appended to the option.  Thus the
+.B Description
+field's location in the output is determined by the 
 .B \-s
 option, if any, the last field being the default.
 .IP "\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-field\-names"
@@ -274,14 +330,16 @@ immediately after finding the first match.
 Ignore errors in parsing input.  A paragraph which cannot be parsed
 is ignored in its entirety, and the next paragraph is assumed to start
 after the first newline since the location of the error.
-.IP "\fB\-\-config\-file=\fIFNAME"
-Use FNAME as the config file instead of the defaults.
+.IP "\fB\-\-config\-file=\fIfilename"
+Use
+.I filename
+as the config file instead of the defaults.
 .IP "\fB\-\-debug\-optparse"
 Show how the current command line has been parsed. 
-.IP "\fB\-l \fILEVEL\fR, \fB\-\-errorlevel=\fILEVEL"
-Set debugging level to
-.IR LEVEL .
-.I LEVEL
+.IP "\fB\-l \fIlevel\fR, \fB\-\-errorlevel=\fIlevel"
+Set log level to
+.IR level .
+.I level
 is one of 
 .BR fatal ", " important ", " informational " and " debug ,
 but the last may not be available,
@@ -319,8 +377,10 @@ and to get its available record, use
 % grep\-available \-PX mixal
 .fi
 In fact, you can ask for the record of the "mixal" package
-from any Debian control file.  Say, you have the Debian 2.2
-CD-ROM's Packages file in the current directory; now you
+from any Debian control file.  Say, you have the Debian 6.0
+CD-ROM's
+.I Packages
+file in the current directory; now you
 can do a
 .nf
 % grep\-dctrl \-PX mixal Packages
@@ -371,7 +431,11 @@ Here's one thing neither
 .B dpkg
 nor
 .B apt\-cache
-do.  Search for a string in the whole status or available file (or
+do.  Search for a string in the whole
+.I status
+or
+.I available
+file (or
 any Debian control file, for that matter) and print out all package
 records where we have a match.  Try
 .nf
@@ -404,7 +468,9 @@ If you want to see the packages' names, too, use
 % grep\-available \-F Maintainer \-s Package,Depends \\
   'ajk at debian.org'
 .fi
-Note that there must be no spaces in the argument to the \-s switch.
+Note that there must be no spaces in the argument to the
+.B \-s
+switch.
 .PP
 More complex queries are also possible.  For example, to see the list of packages
 maintained by me and depending on libc6, do
@@ -412,12 +478,14 @@ maintained by me and depending on libc6, do
 % grep\-available \-F Maintainer 'ajk at debian.org' \\
    \-a \-F Depends libc6 \-s Package,Depends
 .fi
-Remember that you can use other Unix filters to help you, too.  Ever
+Remember that you can use other UNIX filters to help you, too.  Ever
 wondered, who's the most active Debian developer based on the number
 of source packages being maintained?  Easy.  You just need to have a
-copy of the most recent Sources file from any Debian mirror.
+copy of the most recent
+.I Sources
+file from any Debian mirror.
 .nf
-% grep\-dctrl \-n \-s Maintainer '' Sources | sort |
+% grep\-dctrl \-n \-s Maintainer '' Sources | sort | \\
   uniq \-c | sort \-nr
 .fi
 This example shows a neat trick: if you want to selectively
@@ -428,16 +496,17 @@ packages, just supply an empty pattern.
 The term "bogopackage" means the count of the packages that a Debian
 developer maintains.  To get the bogopackage count for the maintainer
 of
-.BR grep\-dctrl ,
+.BR dctrl\-tools ,
 say
 .nf
 % grep\-available \-c \-FMaintainer \\
-  "`grep\-available \-sMaintainer \-n \-PX grep\-dctrl`"
+  "`grep\-available \-sMaintainer \-n \-PX dctrl\-tools`"
 .fi
 .PP
 Sometimes it is useful to output the data of several fields on the
 same line.  For example, the following command outputs the list of
-installed packages, sorted by their Installed\-Size.
+installed packages, sorted by their
+.BR Installed\-Size .
 .nf
 % grep\-status \-FStatus \-sInstalled\-Size,Package \-n \\
   "install ok installed" -a -FInstalled-Size --gt 0 \\
@@ -456,9 +525,15 @@ These examples cover a lot of typical uses of this utility, but not
 all possible uses.  Use your imagination!  The building blocks are
 there, and if something's missing, let me know.
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
-In the absence of errors, the exit code 0 is used if at least one
-match was found, and the exit code 1 is used if no matches were found.
-If there were errors, the exit code is 2, with one exception.  If the
+In the absence of errors, the exit code
+.B 0
+is used if at least one
+match was found, and the exit code
+.B 1
+is used if no matches were found.
+If there were errors, the exit code is
+.BR 2 ,
+with one exception.  If the
 .BR \-q ", " \-\-quiet " or " \-\-silent
 options are used, the exit code 
 .B 0
@@ -469,8 +544,8 @@ errors.
 These messages are emitted in log levels 
 .BR fatal " and " important .
 Additional messages may be provided by the system libraries.
-.B This list is out of date.
-.IP "\fBa pattern is mandatory"
+.B This list is incomplete.
+.IP "\fBA pattern is mandatory"
 You must specify a pattern to be searched for.
 .IP "\fBa predicate is required"
 No predicate was specified, but one is required.
@@ -507,8 +582,6 @@ exceed compile-time limits.
 There was a problem reading the configuration file.  Maybe there was a
 transput error; maybe memory was exhausted.  This error may be
 transient, that is, if you try again, all may go well.
-.IP "\fBsyntax error in command line"
-There is a problem in the command line.  Look, and you shall find it.
 .IP "\fBsyntax error: need a executable name"
 There is a problem in the configuration file.  Look, and you shall find it.
 .IP "\fBsyntax error: need an input file name"
@@ -524,26 +597,14 @@ limited to 256.
 .IP "\fBunexpected ')' in command line"
 There was no opening parenthesis that would match some closing
 parenthesis in the command line.
-.IP "\fBunexpected end of file"
-The input file is broken: it ends before it should.
-.IP "\fBunexpected end of line"
-The input file is broken: a line ends before it should.
-.IP "\fBUnexpected atom in command line. Did you forget to use a connective?"
-There was an atom on the command line where there should not be any.
-The most likely reason is that an atom modifier option (such as
-.BR \-F )
-follows directly after a closing parenthesis.  Adding a connective
-.RB ( \-\-and ", " \-\-or )
-between the parenthesis and the option is often the
-correct solution.
 .SH COMPATIBILITY
 If you use
 .B grep\-dctrl
-in a Debian package, you should depend on the
-.B grep\-dctrl
+in a Debian package, it should depend on the
+.B dctrl\-tools
 package and heed the following compatibility notes:
 .PP
-.IP "Always call only the \fBgrep\-dctrl\fR executable."
+.IP "Always call only the \fBgrep\-dctrl\fR executable"
 Although the \fBgrep\-status\fR and \fBgrep\-available\fR symlinks are installed
 by default, this may change in the future.  Those symlinks are meant
 for manual and not scripted use.
@@ -555,7 +616,9 @@ always specify the
 file, too.
 .IP "Not all features have been with us in every version"
 Check if any of the features you use is mentioned in the changelog.
-Use a versioned dependency on grep\-dctrl, if it is necessary.
+Use a versioned dependency on
+.BR dctrl\-tools ,
+if it is necessary.
 .SH FILES
 .IP \fISYSCONF/grep\-dctrl.rc
 See the next file.
@@ -563,7 +626,7 @@ See the next file.
 These files are the default configuration files for
 .BR grep\-dctrl .
 The format is line-based, with
--RB ` # '
+.RB ` # '
 introducing a comment that lasts to
 the end of the line.  Each line defines one association between a
 program name and a default input file.  These two things are listed in
@@ -595,9 +658,10 @@ Bill Allombert
 .RI < ballombe at debian.org >
 provided one of the examples in the manual page.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-Ian Jackson et al.: Debian Packaging Manual.  Published as the Debian
-package packaging\-manual.  Also available in the Debian website.  The
-Debian project, 2003.
+Debian Policy Manual.  Published as the Debian
+package
+.BR debian\-policy .
+Also available in the Debian website.
 .PP
 .BR ara (1),
 .BR apt\-cache (1),
diff --git a/man/join-dctrl.1 b/man/join-dctrl.1
index b48df50..529139f 100644
--- a/man/join-dctrl.1
+++ b/man/join-dctrl.1
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ file format.
 .PP
 A
 .I "join field"
-must be specified using either the switches \-1 and \-2 or the switch
-\-j.
+must be specified using either the switches 
+.B \-1
+and
+.B \-2
+or the switch
+.BR \-j .
 .
 Conceptually, the program creates all ordered pairs of records
 that can be formed by having a record from the first file as the first
@@ -54,24 +58,31 @@ The
 .BR sort\-dctrl (1)
 program can be used to make it so.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.TP
-.BI \-1 " FIELD, " \-\-1st\-join\-field= FIELD
-Specify the join field of the first input file.
-.TP
-.BI \-2 " FIELD, " \-\-2nd\-join\-field= FIELD
-Specify the join field of the second input file.
-.TP
-.BI \-j " FIELD, " \-\-join\-field= FIELD
-Specify a common join field for all files.
-.TP
-.BI \-a " FIELDNO," \-\-unpairable\-from= FIELDNO
-Specify that unmatched paragraphs from the first (if 1 is given) or
-the second (if 2 is given) file are printed.
-.TP
-.BI \-o " FIELDSPEC, " \-\-output\-fields= FIELDSPEC
+.IP "\fB\-1 \fIfield\fR, \fB\-\-1st\-join\-field=\fIfield"
+Specify the join
+.I field
+of the first input file.
+.IP "\fB\-2 \fIfield\fR, \fB\-\-2nd\-join\-field=\fIfield"
+Specify the join
+.I field
+of the second input file.
+.IP "\fB\-j \fIfield\fR, \fB\-\-join\-field=\fIfield"
+Specify a common join
+.I field
+for all files.
+.IP "\fB\-a \fIfileno\fR, \fB\-\-unpairable\-from=\fIfileno"
+Specify that unmatched paragraphs from the first (if
+.B 1
+is given) or
+the second (if
+.B 2
+is given) file are printed.
+.IP "\fB\-o \fIfieldspec\fR, \fB\-\-output\-fields=\fIfieldspec"
 Specify which fields are included in the output.
 .
-Fields are separated by commas (more than one \-o option can be used,
+Fields are separated by commas (more than one
+.B \-o
+option can be used,
 too).
 .
 Each field is specified in the format
@@ -79,7 +90,9 @@ Each field is specified in the format
 in which
 .I fileno
 is the ordinal number of the input file from which the field is drawn
-(either 1 or 2), and
+(either
+.BR 1 " or " 2 ),
+and
 .I field
 gives the name of the field to use.
 .
@@ -108,25 +121,33 @@ field of the first input file, and the third field should be
 drawing its data from the field with the same name in the second input
 file, and these are the only fields in an output record.
 .IP
-If no \-o option is given, all fields of all the records being joined
+If no
+.B \-o
+option is given, all fields of all the records being joined
 are included in the output.
-.TP
-.BI \-l " LEVEL, " \-\-errorlevel= LEVEL
-Set debugging level to LEVEL.  LEVEL is one of "fatal", "important",
-"informational" and "debug", but the last may not be available,
+.IP "\fB\-l \fIlevel\fR, \fB\-\-errorlevel=\fIlevel"
+Set log level to
+.IR level .
+.I level
+is one of
+.BR fatal ", " important ", " informational " and " debug ,
+but the last may not be available,
 depending on the compile-time options.  These categories are given
-here in order; every message that is emitted when "fatal" is in
-effect, will be emitted in the "important" error level, and so on.
-The default is "important".
+here in order; every message that is emitted when
+.B fatal
+is in effect, will be emitted in the
+.B important
+error level, and so on. The default is
+.BR important .
 .TP
-.BI \-V ", " \-\-version
+.BR \-V ", " \-\-version
 Print out version information.
 .TP
-.BI \-C ", " \-\-copying
+.BR \-C ", " \-\-copying
 Print out the copyright license.  This produces much output; be sure
 to redirect or pipe it somewhere (such as your favourite pager).
 .TP
-.BI \-h ", " \-\-help
+.BR \-h ", " \-\-help
 Print out a help summary.
 .SH OPERANDS
 .B join\-dctrl
@@ -140,16 +161,18 @@ represents the program's standard input stream.
 Currently, exactly two files must be named.
 .SH STDIN
 The standard input stream may be used as input as specified above in
-the OPERANDS section.
+the
+.B OPERANDS
+section.
 .SH "INPUT FILES"
 All input to
 .B join\-dctrl
 is in the format of a Debian control file.
 .PP
-A Debian control (dctrl) file is a single table of a semistructured
+A Debian control (dctrl) file is a semistructured single-table
 database stored in a machine-parseable text file.
 .
-Such a table consists of a set of records; each record is a mapping
+Such a database consists of a set of records; each record is a mapping
 from field names to field content.
 .
 Textually, records are separated by empty lines, while each field is
@@ -170,7 +193,7 @@ The standard locale environment, specifically its character set
 setting, affects the interpretation of input and output as character
 streams.
 .SH "ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS"
-Standard Unix signals have their usual meaning.
+Standard UNIX signals have their usual meaning.
 .SH STDOUT
 All output is sent to the standard output stream.
 .
@@ -184,7 +207,9 @@ field is included in the output.
 .SH "OUTPUT FILES"
 There are no output files.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
-This utility exits with 0 when successful.  It uses a nonzero exit
+This utility exits with
+.B 0
+when successful.  It uses a nonzero exit
 code inconsistently when an error is noticed (this is a bug).
 .SH "CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS"
 In case of errors in the input, the output will be partially or
@@ -192,17 +217,19 @@ completely garbage.  In case of errors in invocation, the program will
 refuse to function.
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 Suppose that a file containing data about binary packages for the
-AMD64 architecture contained in the Debian etch (4.0) release, section
-main, is in the current directory and named Packages.
+AMD64 architecture contained in the Debian squeeze (6.0) release, section
+.BR main ,
+is in the current directory and named
+.IR Packages .
 .
 Suppose that we are currently on a Debian system.
 .
 Suppose further that the current directory does not contain files named
-stat and pkg.
+.IR stat " and " pkg .
 .
 The following commands gives, for each package currently installed and
-available in Debian etch (4.0), its currently installed version (as
-Old-Version) and the version in etch (as New-Version):
+available in Debian squeeze (6.0), its currently installed version (as
+Old-Version) and the version in squeeze (as New-Version):
 .nf
 $ sort-dctrl -kPackage /var/lib/dpkg/status > stat
 $ sort-dctrl -kPackage Packages > pkg
@@ -210,12 +237,12 @@ $ join-dctrl -j Package \\
   -o 0,1.Version:Old-Version,2.Version:New-Version \\
   stat pkg
 .fi
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR grep\-dctrl (1),
-.BR sort\-dctrl (1),
-.BR tbl\-dctrl (1)
 .SH AUTHOR
 The
 .B join\-dctrl
 program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR grep\-dctrl (1),
+.BR sort\-dctrl (1),
+.BR tbl\-dctrl (1)
 
diff --git a/man/sort-dctrl.1 b/man/sort-dctrl.1
index 225cbd3..47dba3a 100644
--- a/man/sort-dctrl.1
+++ b/man/sort-dctrl.1
@@ -31,13 +31,22 @@ The
 program sorts Debian control files according to specified criteria.
 .PP
 A Debian control (dctrl) file is a semistructured single-table
-database stored in a machine-parseable text file.  Such a database
+database stored in a machine-parseable text file.
+.
+Such a database
 consists of a set of records; each record is a mapping from field
-names to field content.  Textually, records are separated by empty
+names to field content.
+.
+Textually, records are separated by empty
 lines, while each field is encoded as one or more nonempty lines
-inside a record.  A field starts with its name, followed by a colon,
-followed by the field content.  The colon must reside on the first
+inside a record.
+.
+A field starts with its name, followed by a colon,
+followed by the field content.
+.
+The colon must reside on the first
 line of the field, and the first line must start with no whitespace.
+.
 Subsequent lines, in contrast, always start with linear whitespace
 (one or more space or tab characters).
 .PP
@@ -54,7 +63,8 @@ conform, and equal to any other nonconforming field content.  The
 .B sort\-dctrl
 program assumes all fields are string fields unless told otherwise.
 .PP
-You can specify arbitrary number of keys for sorting, using the \-k
+You can specify arbitrary number of keys for sorting, using the
+.B \-k
 option.  The keys are interpreted in a descending order of priority:
 the first key specified is primary, the second key specified is
 secondary, and so on.  If two records compare equal under the primary
@@ -62,9 +72,11 @@ key, then they are compared under the secondary key, and so on.  If no
 keys are specified, a default key is assumed (the "Package" field with
 no modifiers).
 .SH OPTIONS
-.IP "-k KEYSPEC, --key-spec=KEYSPEC"
+.IP "\fB\-k \fIkeyspec\fR, \fB\-\-key-spec=\fIkeyspec"
 Specify one or more keys for sorting.  You may specify this option any
-number of times.  The KEYSPEC argument consists of a comma-separated
+number of times.  The
+.I keyspec
+argument consists of a comma-separated
 list of key specifications.  Each key specification consists of the
 name of the field that serves as the key, optionally followed by a
 colon and key modifiers.  The following key modifiers are supported:
@@ -80,47 +92,70 @@ Treat this field as a version number field.
 Treat this field as numeric, which currently is synonymous with 
 .BR v .
 .RE
-.IP "\-q, \-\-quiet, \-\-silent"
+.IP "\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-silent"
 Output nothing to the standard output stream.  Instead, exit
 immediately after finding the first match.
-.IP "\-l LEVEL, \-\-errorlevel=LEVEL"
-Set debugging level to LEVEL.  LEVEL is one of "fatal", "important",
-"informational" and "debug", but the last may not be available,
+.IP "\fB\-l \fIlevel\fR, \fB\-\-errorlevel=\fIlevel"
+Set log level to
+.IR level .
+.I level
+is one of
+.BR fatal ", " important ", " informational " and " debug ,
+but the last may not be available,
 depending on the compile-time options.  These categories are given
-here in order; every message that is emitted when "fatal" is in
-effect, will be emitted in the "important" error level, and so on.
-The default is "important".
-.IP "\-V, \-\-version"
+here in order; every message that is emitted when
+.B fatal
+is in effect, will be emitted in the
+.B important
+error level, and so on. The default is
+.BR important .
+.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version"
 Print out version information.
-.IP "\-C, \-\-copying"
+.IP "\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-copying"
 Print out the copyright license.  This produces much output; be sure
 to redirect or pipe it somewhere (such as your favourite pager).
-.IP "\-h, \-\-help"
+.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help"
 Print out a help summary.
 .SH EXAMPLES
 Here are some sample invocations of the program:
 .IP "sort\-dctrl /var/lib/dpkg/available"
-Output the dpkg available file sorted by the package name.
+Output the
+.B dpkg
+.I available
+file sorted by the package name.
 .IP "sort\-dctrl -k Version:v /var/lib/dpkg/available"
-Output the dpkg available file sorted in ascending order of
+Output the
+.B dpkg
+.I available
+file sorted in ascending order of
 version numbers.
 .IP "sort\-dctrl -k Version:vr /var/lib/dpkg/available"
-Output the dpkg available file sorted in descending order of
+Output the
+.B dpkg
+.I available
+file sorted in descending order of
 version numbers.
 .IP "sort\-dctrl -k Package,Version:v /var/lib/dpkg/available"
-Output the dpkg available file sorted primarily in ascending order of
+Output the
+.B dpkg
+.I available
+file sorted primarily in ascending order of
 package names and secondarily in descending order of version numbers.
 .IP "sort\-dctrl -k Installed-Size:n,Size:nr /var/lib/dpkg/available"
-Output the dpkg available file sorted primarily in ascending order of
+Output the
+.B dpkg
+.I available
+file sorted primarily in ascending order of
 installation sizes and secondarily in descending order of package
 sizes.
 .SH AUTHOR
 The program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani
 Kaijanaho <ajk at debian.org>.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-Ian Jackson et al.: Debian Policy Manual.  Published as the Debian
-package debian\-policy.  Also available in the Debian website.  The
-Debian project, 2004.
+Debian Policy Manual.  Published as the Debian
+package
+.BR debian\-policy .
+Also available in the Debian website.
 .PP
 .BR grep-dctrl (1)
 \" Local variables:
diff --git a/man/sync-available.8 b/man/sync-available.8
index a8fbbf9..ad8adfa 100644
--- a/man/sync-available.8
+++ b/man/sync-available.8
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ sync\-available \- sync dpkg's available database with apt's database
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 This program updates the
 .BR dpkg (8)
-available database with the data in the
+.I available
+database with the data in the
 .BR apt (8)
 package database.  This is required for
 .BR grep\-available (1)
@@ -39,19 +40,21 @@ as its acquisition method.  However, this program does not require that
 .BR dselect (8)
 is installed.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
-The program exits with status code 0 if all went well, and a non-zero
+The program exits with status code
+.B 0
+if all went well, and a non-zero
 status code otherwise.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.IP --version
+.IP \fB--version
 Output the name and version of the program onto standard output stream.
-.IP --help
+.IP \fB--help
 Give a brief usage statement on the standard output stream.
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
-.IP TMPDIR
+.IP \fBTMPDIR
 The name of the directory where temporary files are created.  Default is
 .IR /tmp .
 .SH AUTHOR
-This program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani
+The program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani
 Kaijanaho <ajk at debian.org>.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR apt (8),
diff --git a/man/tbl-dctrl.1 b/man/tbl-dctrl.1
index 88a9247..d8a1690 100644
--- a/man/tbl-dctrl.1
+++ b/man/tbl-dctrl.1
@@ -97,30 +97,35 @@ If all requested columns have a specified width,
 will produce output immediately, not waiting for the whole input to be
 read in.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.TP
-.BI \-d " DELIMITER, " \-\-delimiter= DELIMITER
+.IP "\fB\-d \fIdelimiter\fR, \fB\-\-delimiter=\fIdelimiter"
 Instead of drawing nice borders to the table, use the specified
-delimiter string to delimit columns in a row.
-.TP
-.BR \-H ", " \-\-no\-heading
+.I delimiter
+string to delimit columns in a row.
+.IP "\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-no\-heading
 Do not print a table heading (column titles).
-.TP
-.BI \-l " LEVEL, " \-\-errorlevel= LEVEL
-Set debugging level to LEVEL.  LEVEL is one of "fatal", "important",
-"informational" and "debug", but the last may not be available,
+.IP "\fB\-l \fIlevel\fR, \fB\-\-errorlevel=\fIlevel"
+Set log level to
+.IR level .
+.I level
+is one of
+.BR fatal ", " important ", " informational " and " debug ,
+but the last may not be available,
 depending on the compile-time options.  These categories are given
-here in order; every message that is emitted when "fatal" is in
-effect, will be emitted in the "important" error level, and so on.
-The default is "important".
+here in order; every message that is emitted when
+.B fatal
+is in effect, will be emitted in the
+.B important
+error level, and so on. The default is
+.BR important .
 .TP
-.BI \-V ", " \-\-version
+.BR \-V ", " \-\-version
 Print out version information.
 .TP
-.BI \-C ", " \-\-copying
+.BR \-C ", " \-\-copying
 Print out the copyright license.  This produces much output; be sure
 to redirect or pipe it somewhere (such as your favourite pager).
 .TP
-.BI \-h ", " \-\-help
+.BR \-h ", " \-\-help
 Print out a help summary.
 .SH OPERANDS
 .B tbl\-dctrl
@@ -137,7 +142,9 @@ alone had been named, that is, input is read from the standard input
 stream.
 .SH STDIN
 The standard input stream may be used as input as specified above in
-the OPERANDS section.
+the
+.B OPERANDS
+section.
 .SH "INPUT FILES"
 All input to
 .B tbl\-dctrl
@@ -168,7 +175,7 @@ The standard locale environment, specifically its character set
 setting, affects the interpretation of input and output as character
 streams.
 .SH "ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS"
-Standard Unix signals have their usual meaning.
+Standard UNIX signals have their usual meaning.
 .SH STDOUT
 All output is sent to the standard output stream.
 .
@@ -176,13 +183,17 @@ The output is a tabular representation of the input database restricted
 to the specified fields.  Logically, the output is a table; when the
 .B \-d
 option is used, this table is represented simply by separating columns
-in each row by the specified delimiter; when the option is not used, a
+in each row by the specified
+.IR delimiter ;
+when the option is not used, a
 frame is drawn around the table.  The order of the columns is the same
 as the order of the column specifications on the command line.
 .SH "OUTPUT FILES"
 There are no output files.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
-This utility exits with 0 when successful.  It uses a nonzero exit
+This utility exits with
+.B 0
+when successful.  It uses a nonzero exit
 code inconsistently when an error is noticed (this is a bug).
 .SH "CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS"
 In case of errors in the input, the output will be partially or
@@ -193,9 +204,13 @@ The following command line pipe outputs a table of all packages, with
 their maintainer data, sorted by the maintainer data, that have no
 content:
 .nf
-% grep\-available \-FInstalled\-Size \-\-eq 0 | sort\-dctrl \-kMaintainer \- |
-  tbl\-dctrl \-cPackage \-cMaintainer
+% grep\-available \-FInstalled\-Size \-\-eq 0 | sort\-dctrl \-kMaintainer \- \\
+  | tbl\-dctrl \-cPackage \-cMaintainer
 .fi
+.SH AUTHOR
+The
+.B tbl\-dctrl
+program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR ara (1),
 .BR apt\-cache (1),
@@ -204,8 +219,4 @@ content:
 .BR dpkg\-query (1),
 .BR grep\-dctrl (1),
 .BR sort\-dctrl (1)
-.SH AUTHOR
-The
-.B tbl\-dctrl
-program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho.
 

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Debian control file query tools