--- nanorc-original.5	2003-06-11 13:21:34.000000000 +0200
+++ nanorc.5	2003-06-11 17:27:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
 .\"
 .SH NAME
 nanorc \- GNU nano's rcfile
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B /etc/nanorc
-.br
-.B $HOME/.nanorc
-.br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 This manual page documents GNU \fBnano\fP's rcfile.
 .PP
@@ -23,6 +18,12 @@
 than just copying Pico's look and feel, \fBnano\fP also implements some
 missing (or disabled by default) features in Pico, such as "search and
 replace" and "go to line number".
+.PP
+The \fInanorc\fP file contains the default settings for \fBnano\fP. 
+During startup, \fBnano\fP will first read its system-wide settings from
+.IR /etc/nanorc ,
+and then user-specific settings from
+.IR $HOME/.nanorc .
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 The configuration file accepts a series of "set" and "unset" commands,
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 Use auto-indentation.
 .TP
 \fBset/unset backup\fP
-Create backup files in filename~.
+Create backup files in
+.IR filename~ .
 .TP
 \fBset/unset const\fP
 Constantly display the cursor position in the status bar.
@@ -87,10 +88,10 @@
 an "extended regular expression" if your system supports them, otherwise a
 literal string.  The default value is
 
-	set quotestr "^([ \\t]*[|>:}#])+"
+	set quotestr "^([\ \\t]*[|>:}#])+"
 
-if you have regexps, otherwise set quotestr "> ".  Note that '\\t' above
-stands for a literal Tab character.
+if you have regexps, otherwise set quotestr ">\ ".  Note that '\\t' 
+above stands for a literal Tab character.
 .TP
 \fBset/unset regexp\fP
 Do regular expression searches by default.
@@ -113,7 +114,9 @@
 Save automatically on exit, don't prompt.
 .TP
 \fBset/unset historylog\fP
-Enable ~/.nano_history for saving and reading search/replace strings.
+Enable
+.I~/.nano_history
+for saving and reading search/replace strings.
 .TP
 \fBset/unset view\fP
 Disallow file modification.
@@ -142,13 +145,24 @@
 instance of \fIer\fP.
 \fI
 
+.SH FILES
+.TP
+.I /etc/nanorc
+System-wide configuration file
+.TP
+.I $HOME/.nanorc
+Per-user configuration file
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .PD 0
 .TP
 \fBnano\fP(1)
 .PP
-\fI/usr/share/doc/nano/examples/nanorc.sample\fP (or equivalent on your system)
+\fI/usr/share/doc/nano/examples/nanorc.sample\fP (or equivalent on your 
+system)
 .SH AUTHOR
-Chris Allegretta <address@hidden>, et al (see AUTHORS and THANKS for
-details).
+Chris Allegretta <address@hidden>, et al (see
+.I AUTHORS
+and
+.I THANKS
+for details).
 This manual page was written by Jordi Mallach <address@hidden>.