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diff --git a/sbin/ping/ping.8 b/sbin/ping/ping.8
index 50aeb0886be22..db82d5a4b8ba0 100644
--- a/sbin/ping/ping.8
+++ b/sbin/ping/ping.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)ping.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
-.\" $Id: ping.8,v 1.18 1998/11/29 13:20:04 bde Exp $
+.\" $Id: ping.8,v 1.16 1998/08/26 01:58:39 dillon Exp $
.\"
.Dd March 1, 1997
.Dt PING 8
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ packets to network hosts
.Op Fl l Ar preload
.Op Fl p Ar pattern
.Op Fl s Ar packetsize
-.Op Fl S Ar src_addr
.Bo
.Ar host |
.Op Fl L
@@ -86,10 +85,7 @@ Stop after sending
.Pq and receiving
.Ar count
.Tn ECHO_RESPONSE
-packets.
-If this option is not specified,
-.Nm
-will operate until interrupted.
+packets. If this option is not specified, ping will operate until interrupted.
.It Fl d
Set the
.Dv SO_DEBUG
@@ -104,7 +100,7 @@ sent a period
.Dq \&.
is printed, while for every
.Tn ECHO_REPLY
-received a backspace is printed.
+received a backspace is printed. Only root may specify this option.
This provides a rapid display of how many packets are being dropped.
Only the super-user may use this option.
.Bf -emphasis
@@ -115,10 +111,9 @@ Wait
.Ar wait
seconds
.Em between sending each packet .
-The default is to wait for one second between each packet.
-The wait time may be fractional, but only the super-user may specify
-values less then 1 second.
-This option is incompatible with the
+The default is to wait for one second between each packet. The
+wait time may be fractional, but only root may specify values
+less then 1 second. This option is incompatible with the
.Fl f
option.
.It Fl I Ar interface
@@ -202,8 +197,7 @@ The default is 56, which translates into 64
data bytes when combined
with the 8 bytes of
.Tn ICMP
-header data.
-Only the super-user may use this option.
+header data. Only root may use this option.
.It Fl T Ar ttl
Set the IP Time To Live for multicasted packets.
This flag only applies if the ping destination is a multicast address.