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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PHP Command Line Interface 'CLI'
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B php
[options] [
-.B \-f ]
+.B \-f\fP ]
.IR file
[[\-\-]
.IR args.\|.\|. ]
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ PHP Command Line Interface 'CLI'
[options] \-\- [
.IR args.\|.\|. ]
.LP
+\fBphp \fP[options] \fB\-a\fP
+.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B PHP
-is a widely\-used general\-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for
+\fBPHP\fP is a widely\-used general\-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for
Web development and can be embedded into HTML. This is the command line interface
that enables you to the following:
.P
@@ -108,7 +109,9 @@ executed.
.TP
.PD 1
.B \-a
-Run interactively
+Run PHP interactively. This lets you enter snippets of PHP code that directly
+get executed. When readline support is enabled you can edit the lines and also
+have hitory support.
.TP
.PD 0
.B \-\-php\-ini \fIpath\fP|\fIfile\fP