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@@ -71,23 +71,23 @@ report any missing objects or functions (ELF only).
 .TP
 .B \-\-help
 Usage information.
-.SH NOTES
-The standard version of
-.B ldd
-comes with glibc2.
-Libc5 came with an older version, still present
-on some systems.
-The long options are not supported by the libc5 version.
-On the other hand, the glibc2 version does not support
-.B \-V
-and only has the equivalent
-.BR \-\-version .
-.LP
-The libc5 version of this program will use the name of a library given
-on the command line as-is when it contains a \(aq/\(aq; otherwise it
-searches for the library in the standard locations.
-To run it
-on a shared library in the current directory, prefix the name with "./".
+.\" .SH NOTES
+.\" The standard version of
+.\" .B ldd
+.\" comes with glibc2.
+.\" Libc5 came with an older version, still present
+.\" on some systems.
+.\" The long options are not supported by the libc5 version.
+.\" On the other hand, the glibc2 version does not support
+.\" .B \-V
+.\" and only has the equivalent
+.\" .BR \-\-version .
+.\" .LP
+.\" The libc5 version of this program will use the name of a library given
+.\" on the command line as-is when it contains a \(aq/\(aq; otherwise it
+.\" searches for the library in the standard locations.
+.\" To run it
+.\" on a shared library in the current directory, prefix the name with "./".
 .SH BUGS
 .B ldd
 does not work on a.out shared libraries.