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diff --git a/man/form_post.3x b/man/form_post.3x
index 6bf16077..c0e5baa5 100644
--- a/man/form_post.3x
+++ b/man/form_post.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
'\" t
.\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2015,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a *
.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
@@ -27,20 +28,22 @@
.\" authorization. *
.\"***************************************************************************
.\"
-.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.7 2006/11/04 18:53:20 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_post.3x,v 1.16 2020/10/18 00:01:05 tom Exp $
.TH form_post 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBform_post\fR - write or erase forms from associated subwindows
+\fBpost_form\fR,
+\fBunpost_form\fR \- write or erase forms from associated subwindows
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include
\fR
+.sp
+\fBint post_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-int post_form(FORM *form);
-.br
-int unpost_form(FORM *form);
+\fBint unpost_form(FORM *\fP\fIform\fP\fB);\fP
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBpost_form\fR displays a form to its associated subwindow. To
-trigger physical display of the subwindow, use \fBrefresh\fR or some equivalent
+The function \fBpost_form\fR displays a form to its associated subwindow.
+To trigger physical display of the subwindow,
+use \fBrefresh\fR(3X) or some equivalent
\fBcurses\fR routine (the implicit \fBdoupdate\fR triggered by an \fBcurses\fR
input request will do).
.PP
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ Form is too large for its window.
The form has already been posted.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
@@ -78,14 +81,9 @@ System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file
\fB\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V forms library.
+They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.