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@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Writing Documentation:
when writing or modifying command usage strings and synopsis sections
in the manual pages:
- Placeholders are enclosed in angle brackets:
+ Placeholders are spelled in lowercase and enclosed in angle brackets:
<file>
--sort=<key>
--abbrev[=<n>]