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@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ documented by this POD page, such as:
Manual page indexers are often extremely picky about the format of this
section, so don't put anything in it except this line. A single dash, and
only a single dash, should separate the list of programs or functions from
-the description. Functions should not be qualified with C<()> or the like.
+the description. Do not use any markup such as CE<lt>E<gt> or
+BE<lt>E<gt>. Functions should not be qualified with C<()> or the like.
The description should ideally fit on a single line, even if a man program
replaces the dash with a few tabs.