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diff --git a/bin/kill/kill.1 b/bin/kill/kill.1
index 9d219b8d1d9..906ecad1f79 100644
--- a/bin/kill/kill.1
+++ b/bin/kill/kill.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: kill.1,v 1.9 1999/08/16 18:40:02 aaron Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: kill.1,v 1.10 1999/08/17 14:04:00 aaron Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: kill.1,v 1.8 1995/09/07 06:30:26 jtc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
The
.Nm
utility sends a signal to the processes specified
-by the PID operand(s).
+by the
+.Ar pid
+operand(s).
.Pp
Only the super-user may send signals to other users' processes.
.Pp
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ The options are as follows:
.It Fl s Ar signal_name
A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the
default
-.Dv TERM .
+.Dv SIGTERM .
.It Fl l Op Ar exit_status
If no operand is given, list the signal names; otherwise, write
the signal name corresponding to
@@ -80,11 +82,11 @@ the signal name corresponding to
.It Fl signal_name
A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the
default
-.Dv TERM .
+.Dv SIGTERM .
.It Fl signal_number
-A non-negative decimal integer, specifying the signal to be sent instead
+A non-negative decimal integer specifying the signal to be sent instead
of the default
-.Dv TERM .
+.Dv SIGTERM .
.El
.Pp
The following PIDs have special meanings: