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diff --git a/share/man/man4/wskbd.4 b/share/man/man4/wskbd.4
index 934710a06eb..0a62d8a742d 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/wskbd.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/wskbd.4
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+.\" $OpenBSD: wskbd.4,v 1.2 2000/12/21 21:01:22 aaron Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: wskbd.4,v 1.5 2000/03/20 11:51:59 pk Exp $
+.\"
.Dd March 20, 1999
.Os
.Dt WSKBD 4
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ The
.Nm
driver handles common tasks for keyboards within the
.Xr wscons 4
-framework. It is attached to the hardware specific keyboard drivers and
+framework.
+It is attached to the hardware specific keyboard drivers and
provides their connection to
.Dq wsdisplay
devices and a character device interface.
@@ -40,7 +43,8 @@ keysyms (hardware independent, defined in
.It
Handling of
.Dq compose
-sequences. Characters commonly not present as separate key on keyboards
+sequences.
+Characters commonly not present as separate key on keyboards
can be generated after either a special
.Dq compose
key is pressed or a
@@ -68,10 +72,11 @@ for use by X servers.
The
.Nm
driver provides a number of ioctl functions to control key maps
-and other parameters. These functions are accessible though the
-associated
+and other parameters.
+These functions are accessible though the associated
.Dq wsdisplay
-device as well. A complete list is in
+device as well.
+A complete list is in
.Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsconsio.h .
The
.Xr wsconsctl 8
@@ -80,19 +85,18 @@ utility allows to access key maps and other variables.
The
.Em console
locator in the configuration line refers to the device's use as input
-part of the operating system console. A device specification containing
-a positive value here will only match if the device is in use as system
-console. (The console device selection in early system startup is not
-influenced.) This way, the console device can be connected to a known
-wskbd device instance.
+part of the operating system console.
+A device specification containing a positive value here will only match
+if the device is in use as system console.
+(The console device selection in early system startup is not influenced.)
+This way, the console device can be connected to a known
+.Xr wskbd 4
+device instance.
.Sh FILES
-.Bl -item
-.It
-.Pa /dev/wskbd*
-.It
-.Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsksymdef.h
-.It
-.Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsconsio.h .
+.Bl -tag -width /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsksymdef.h -compact
+.It Pa /dev/wskbd*
+.It Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsksymdef.h
+.It Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsconsio.h
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr wscons 4 ,