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@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ if both are given.
(or empty string) produced by a signed conversion.
.TP
.B +
-A sign (+ or -) always be placed before a number produced by a signed
+A sign (+ or \-) always be placed before a number produced by a signed
conversion. By default a sign is used only for negative numbers. A
.B +
overrides a space if both are used.
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ Unix V7 defines the three routines
.BR printf ,
.BR fprintf ,
.BR sprintf ,
-and has the flag -, the width or precision *, the length modifier l,
+and has the flag \-, the width or precision *, the length modifier l,
and the conversions doxfegcsu, and also D,O,U,X as synonyms for ld,lo,lu,lx.
This is still true for BSD 2.9.1, but BSD 2.10 has the flags
#, + and <space> and no longer mentions D,O,U,X.