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index 302b80d88ac..dd2ea4065e6 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/group.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/group.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: group.5,v 1.13 2009/03/27 12:31:31 schwarze Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: group.5,v 1.14 2009/06/03 16:02:44 schwarze Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: group.5,v 1.4 1995/07/28 06:41:39 phil Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)group.5 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: March 27 2009 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: June 3 2009 $
.Dt GROUP 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -100,12 +100,19 @@ file.
.Sh YP SUPPORT
If YP is active, the
.Nm
-file may also contain lines of the format
+file also supports YP exclusions and inclusions.
+.Pp
+Lines beginning with a
+.Ql \&-
+(minus sign) are entries marked as being excluded from any following
+inclusions, which are marked with a `+' (plus sign).
+.Pp
+Lines of the format
.Bd -literal -offset indent
+name:*::
.Ed
.Pp
-which causes the specified group to be included from the
+cause the specified group to be included from the
.Pa group.byname
YP map.
If no group name is specified, or the