diff --git a/man1/getent.1 b/man1/getent.1
index e4c9a5bde..02f4d6322 100644
--- a/man1/getent.1
+++ b/man1/getent.1
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 getent \- get entries from Name Service Switch libraries
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
-.B getent\ [\fIoption\fP]...\ \fIdatabase\fP\ \fIkey\fP...
+.B getent [\fIoption\fP]... \fIdatabase\fP \fIkey\fP...
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
diff --git a/man2/getxattr.2 b/man2/getxattr.2
index 5299f7856..d7a92f901 100644
--- a/man2/getxattr.2
+++ b/man2/getxattr.2
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ getxattr, lgetxattr, fgetxattr \- retrieve an extended attribute value
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
 .B #include <sys/xattr.h>
 .PP
-.BI "ssize_t getxattr(const char\ *" path ", const char\ *" name ,
-.BI "                 void\ *" value ", size_t " size );
-.BI "ssize_t lgetxattr(const char\ *" path ", const char\ *" name ,
-.BI "                 void\ *" value ", size_t " size );
-.BI "ssize_t fgetxattr(int " fd ", const char\ *" name ,
-.BI "                 void\ *" value ", size_t " size );
+.BI "ssize_t getxattr(const char *" path ", const char *" name ,
+.BI "                 void *" value ", size_t " size );
+.BI "ssize_t lgetxattr(const char *" path ", const char *" name ,
+.BI "                 void *" value ", size_t " size );
+.BI "ssize_t fgetxattr(int " fd ", const char *" name ,
+.BI "                 void *" value ", size_t " size );
 .fi
 .fam T
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/man2/listxattr.2 b/man2/listxattr.2
index afd117869..f073c5409 100644
--- a/man2/listxattr.2
+++ b/man2/listxattr.2
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ listxattr, llistxattr, flistxattr \- list extended attribute names
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
 .B #include <sys/xattr.h>
 .PP
-.BI "ssize_t listxattr(const char\ *" path ", char\ *" list \
+.BI "ssize_t listxattr(const char *" path ", char *" list \
 ", size_t " size );
-.BI "ssize_t llistxattr(const char\ *" path ", char\ *" list \
+.BI "ssize_t llistxattr(const char *" path ", char *" list \
 ", size_t " size );
-.BI "ssize_t flistxattr(int " fd ", char\ *" list ", size_t " size );
+.BI "ssize_t flistxattr(int " fd ", char *" list ", size_t " size );
 .fi
 .fam T
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/man2/setpgid.2 b/man2/setpgid.2
index 9a126c11e..be17bc053 100644
--- a/man2/setpgid.2
+++ b/man2/setpgid.2
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
         || /* Glibc <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE
 .fi
 .PP
-.BR setpgrp "()\ (BSD),"
-.BR getpgrp "()\ (BSD):"
+.BR setpgrp "() (BSD),"
+.BR getpgrp "() (BSD):"
 .nf
     [These are available only before glibc 2.19]
     _BSD_SOURCE &&
diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
index dadec56e0..d6234a3ea 100644
--- a/man5/proc.5
+++ b/man5/proc.5
@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@ The fields, in order, with their proper
 format specifiers, are listed below.
 Whether or not certain of these fields display valid information is governed by
 a ptrace access mode
-.BR PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS "\ |\ " PTRACE_MODE_NOAUDIT
+.BR PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS " | " PTRACE_MODE_NOAUDIT
 check (refer to
 .BR ptrace (2)).
 If the check denies access, then the field value is displayed as 0.
diff --git a/man7/feature_test_macros.7 b/man7/feature_test_macros.7
index cee111f89..fbb3c40f6 100644
--- a/man7/feature_test_macros.7
+++ b/man7/feature_test_macros.7
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR acct ():
-_BSD_SOURCE || (_XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE\ <\ 500)
+_BSD_SOURCE || (_XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 500)
 .RE
 .PP
 The