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diff --git a/iptables/iptables-restore.8.in b/iptables/iptables-restore.8.in
index 20216842..aa816f79 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables-restore.8.in
+++ b/iptables/iptables-restore.8.in
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ iptables-restore \(em Restore IP Tables
.P
ip6tables-restore \(em Restore IPv6 Tables
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBiptables\-restore\fP [\fB\-chntvV\fP] [\fB\-w\fP \fIsecs\fP]
-[\fB\-W\fP \fIusecs\fP] [\fB\-M\fP \fImodprobe\fP] [\fB\-T\fP \fIname\fP]
-[\fBfile\fP]
+\fBiptables\-restore\fP [\fB\-chntvV\fP] [\fB\-w\fP \fIseconds\fP]
+[\fB\-M\fP \fImodprobe\fP] [\fB\-T\fP \fIname\fP]
+[\fIfile\fP]
.P
-\fBip6tables\-restore\fP [\fB\-chntvV\fP] [\fB\-w\fP \fIsecs\fP]
-[\fB\-W\fP \fIusecs\fP] [\fB\-M\fP \fImodprobe\fP] [\fB\-T\fP \fIname\fP]
-[\fBfile\fP]
+\fBip6tables\-restore\fP [\fB\-chntvV\fP] [\fB\-w\fP \fIseconds\fP]
+[\fB\-M\fP \fImodprobe\fP] [\fB\-T\fP \fIname\fP]
+[\fIfile\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B iptables-restore
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ are used to restore IP and IPv6 Tables from data specified on STDIN or in
specify \fIfile\fP as an argument.
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-counters\fR
-restore the values of all packet and byte counters
+Restore the values of all packet and byte counters.
.TP
\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Print a short option summary.
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-noflush\fR
-don't flush the previous contents of the table. If not specified,
+Don't flush the previous contents of the table. If not specified,
both commands flush (delete) all previous contents of the respective table.
.TP
\fB\-t\fP, \fB\-\-test\fP
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ the program will exit if the lock cannot be obtained. This option will
make the program wait (indefinitely or for optional \fIseconds\fP) until
the exclusive lock can be obtained.
.TP
-\fB\-M\fP, \fB\-\-modprobe\fP \fImodprobe_program\fP
-Specify the path to the modprobe program. By default, iptables-restore will
-inspect /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe to determine the executable's path.
+\fB\-M\fP, \fB\-\-modprobe\fP \fImodprobe\fP
+Specify the path to the modprobe(8) program. By default,
+iptables-restore will inspect \fI/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe\fP to
+determine the executable's path.
.TP
\fB\-T\fP, \fB\-\-table\fP \fIname\fP
Restore only the named table even if the input stream contains other ones.
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ from Rusty Russell.
.br
Andras Kis-Szabo <kisza@sch.bme.hu> contributed ip6tables-restore.
.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBiptables\-apply\fP(8),\fBiptables\-save\fP(8), \fBiptables\fP(8)
+\fBiptables\-apply\fP(8), \fBiptables\-save\fP(8), \fBiptables\fP(8)
.PP
The iptables-HOWTO, which details more iptables usage, the NAT-HOWTO,
which details NAT, and the netfilter-hacking-HOWTO which details the