1 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/share/man/man5/fbtab.5 b/share/man/man5/fbtab.5
index 91d3d6d40454..0598fd119903 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/fbtab.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/fbtab.5
@@ -12,23 +12,28 @@ The
 .Nm
 file contains a number of lines specifying a device together with a list
 of devices with associated protections.
-Comments start with a # and extend to the end of the line.
+Comments start with a
+.Ql #
+and extend to the end of the line.
 .Pp
 Blank lines or lines with only a comment are ignored.
 .Pp
 All other lines consist of three fields delimited by
-whitespace: a login device (/dev/ttyv0), an octal
-permission number (0600), and a ":"-delimited list of
-device patterns (/dev/console, /dev/dsp*).
+whitespace: a login device
+.Pq Pa /dev/ttyv0 ,
+an octal permission number (0600), and a colon
+.Pq Ql \&:
+delimited list of device patterns
+.Pq Pa /dev/console , /dev/dsp* .
 All device patterns are absolute paths.
 .Pp
 If the tty argument (relative path) matches a login device
 name (absolute path), the permissions of the devices in the
-":"-delimited list are set as specified in the second
-field, and their ownership is changed to that of the uid
-and gid arguments.
+colon-delimited list are set as specified in the second
+field, and their ownership is changed to that of the UID
+and GID arguments.
 .Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width /etc/fbtab -compact
+.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /etc/fbtab" -compact
 .It Pa /etc/fbtab
 The
 .Nm