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 .SH NAME
 time \- time a simple command or give resource usage
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.BI "time [" options "] " command " [" arguments... "] "
+.B time \c
+.RI [ options ] " command " [ arguments... ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B time