diff --git a/share/man/man5/remote.5 b/share/man/man5/remote.5
index fd7c87e9fd20..04409771a979 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/remote.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/remote.5
@@ -46,65 +46,66 @@ and their attributes are stored in an
 file which
 is structured somewhat like the
 .Xr termcap 5
-file.  Each line in the file provides a description for a single
+file.
+Each line in the file provides a description for a single
 .Em system .
 Fields are separated by a colon (``:'').
 Lines ending in a \e character with an immediately following newline are
 continued on the next line.
 .Pp
-The first entry is the name(s) of the host system.  If there is more
+The first entry is the name(s) of the host system.
+If there is more
 than one name for a system, the names are separated by vertical bars.
-After the name of the system comes the fields of the description.  A
-field name followed by an `=' sign indicates a string value.
+After the name of the system comes the fields of the description.
+A field name followed by an `=' sign indicates a string value.
 A field name followed by a `#' sign indicates a numeric value.
 .Pp
-Entries named ``tip*'' and ``cu*''
-are used as default entries by
+Entries named ``tip*'' and ``cu*'' are used as default entries by
 .Xr tip 1 ,
 and the
 .Xr cu 1
 interface to
 .Nm tip ,
-as follows.  When
+as follows.
+When
 .Nm tip
 is invoked with only a phone number, it looks for an entry
 of the form ``tip300'', where 300 is the baud rate with
-which the connection is to be made.  When the
+which the connection is to be made.
+When the
 .Nm cu
 interface is used, entries of the form ``cu300'' are used.
 .Sh CAPABILITIES
 Capabilities are either strings (str), numbers (num), or boolean
 flags (bool).  A string capability is specified by
 .Em capability Ns Ar = Ns Em value ;
-for example, ``dv=/dev/harris''.  A numeric capability is specified by
+for example, ``dv=/dev/harris''.
+A numeric capability is specified by
 .Em capability Ns Ar # Ns Em value ;
-for example, ``xa#99''.  A boolean capability is specified by simply listing
-the capability.
+for example, ``xa#99''.
+A boolean capability is specified by simply listing the capability.
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Cm \&at
 (str)
 Auto call unit type.
 .It Cm \&br
 (num)
-The baud rate used in establishing
-a connection to the remote host.
+The baud rate used in establishing a connection to the remote host.
 This is a decimal number.
 The default baud rate is 300 baud.
 .It Cm \&cm
 (str)
-An initial connection message to be sent
-to the remote host.  For example, if a
-host is reached through a port selector, this
-might be set to the appropriate sequence
-required to switch to the host.
+An initial connection message to be sent to the remote host.
+For example, if a host is reached through a port selector, this
+might be set to the appropriate sequence required to switch to the host.
 .It Cm \&cu
 (str)
 Call unit if making a phone call.
 Default is the same as the `dv' field.
 .It Cm \&di
 (str)
-Disconnect message sent to the host when a
-disconnect is requested by the user.
+Disconnect message sent to the host when a disconnect is requested by
+the user.
 .It Cm \&du
 (bool)
 This host is on a dial-up line.
@@ -124,8 +125,7 @@ The default is
 `~' escapes are only
 recognized by
 .Nm tip
-after one of the characters in `el',
-or after a carriage-return.
+after one of the characters in `el', or after a carriage-return.
 .It Cm \&fs
 (str)
 Frame size for transfers.
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ The default frame size is equal to
 .Dv BUFSIZ .
 .It Cm \&hd
 (bool)
-The host uses half-duplex communication, local
-echo should be performed.
+The host uses half-duplex communication, local echo should be performed.
 .It Cm \&ie
 (str)
 Input end-of-file marks.
@@ -152,26 +151,25 @@ string is sent at end-of-file.
 .It Cm \&pa
 (str)
 The type of parity to use when sending data
-to the host.  This may be one of ``even'',
+to the host.
+This may be one of ``even'',
 ``odd'', ``none'', ``zero'' (always set bit 8 to zero),
-``one'' (always set bit 8 to 1).  The default
-is even parity.
+``one'' (always set bit 8 to 1).
+The default is even parity.
 .It Cm \&pn
 (str)
 Telephone number(s) for this host.
-If the telephone number field contains
-an @ sign,
+If the telephone number field contains an @ sign,
 .Nm tip
 searches the file
 .Pa /etc/phones
-file for a list of telephone numbers
-(see
+file for a list of telephone numbers (see
 .Xr phones 5 ) .
 .It Cm \&tc
 (str)
-Indicates that the list of capabilities is continued
-in the named description.  This is used
-primarily to share common capability information.
+Indicates that the list of capabilities is continued in the named
+description.
+This is used primarily to share common capability information.
 .El
 .Pp
 Here is a short example showing the use of the capability continuation
@@ -187,8 +185,7 @@ arpavax|ax:\e
 .It Pa /etc/remote
 The
 .Nm
-host description file
-resides in
+host description file resides in
 .Pa /etc .
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO