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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: rain.6,v 1.14 2007/05/31 19:19:18 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: rain.6,v 1.15 2012/05/27 11:43:35 sthen Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)rain.6 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 27 2012 $
.Dt RAIN 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@
is modeled after the
.Tn VAX/VMS
program of the same name.
-To obtain the proper effect, either the terminal must be set for 9600 baud
-or the
+.Pp
+To obtain the proper effect, the
.Fl d
-option must be used to specify a delay, in milliseconds, between each update.
-A reasonable delay is 120; the default is 0.
+option may be used to specify a delay in milliseconds between each update.
+Reasonable values are around 20\(en200.
+The default is based on the terminal speed, computed via the following formula:
+.Pp
+.Dl delay = speed / 9600 \- 1.
.Pp
As with any
.Xr curses 3