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diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.1 b/bin/rm/rm.1
index bce937bf822..eadadbb2383 100644
--- a/bin/rm/rm.1
+++ b/bin/rm/rm.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: rm.1,v 1.28 2007/05/19 21:33:40 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: rm.1,v 1.29 2007/05/29 15:04:59 jmc Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: rm.1,v 1.8 1995/07/25 19:37:30 jtc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994
@@ -150,6 +150,16 @@ $ rm ./-f
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
+utility is compliant with the
+.St -p1003.1-2004
+specification.
+.Pp
+The flags
+.Op Fl dP
+are extensions to that specification.
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
utility differs from historical implementations in that the
.Fl f
option only masks attempts to remove non-existent files instead of
@@ -165,12 +175,7 @@ The interactive mode used to be a
command, a carryover from the ancient past with an
amusing etymology.
.Pp
-The
-.Nm
-utility is almost
-.St -p1003.2
-compatible, except that
-.Tn POSIX
+.St -p1003.1-2004
requires
.Nm
to act like