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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: mtree.8,v 1.78 2023/12/02 13:26:09 christos Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: mtree.8,v 1.80 2026/01/10 17:12:04 uwe Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)mtree.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
.\"
-.Dd December 2, 2023
+.Dd January 8, 2026
.Dt MTREE 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ and
respectively.
.
.It Fl f Ar spec
-Read the specification from
-.Ar file ,
+Read the specification from the file
+.Ar spec ,
instead of from the standard input.
.Pp
If this option is specified twice, the two specifications are compared
@@ -242,18 +242,14 @@ If
is specified, add all of the other keywords.
.
.It Fl k Ar keywords
-Use the
+Use the mandatory
.Sy type
keyword plus the specified (whitespace or comma separated)
.Ar keywords
-instead of the current set of keywords.
+to replace the current set of keywords.
If
.Ql all
-is specified, use all of the other keywords.
-If the
-.Sy type
-keyword is not desired, suppress it with
-.Fl R Cm type .
+is specified, use all of the available keywords.
.
.It Fl L
Follow all symbolic links in the file hierarchy.
@@ -338,9 +334,13 @@ This occurs when the directory is a symbolic link.
.It Fl R Ar keywords
Remove the specified (whitespace or comma separated) keywords from the current
set of keywords.
+The
+.Sy type
+keyword is mandatory and is always retained.
If
.Ql all
-is specified, remove all of the other keywords.
+is specified, remove all keywords except
+.Sy type .
.
.It Fl r
Remove any files in the file hierarchy that are not described in the