diff --git a/man/chgrp.x b/man/chgrp.x
index 8ae0ba587..1ceeafc3c 100644
--- a/man/chgrp.x
+++ b/man/chgrp.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 chgrp \- change group ownership
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/dircolors.x b/man/dircolors.x
index eb3264dc5..fa1324720 100644
--- a/man/dircolors.x
+++ b/man/dircolors.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 dircolors \- color setup for ls
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/du.x b/man/du.x
index 448e8e27d..b44239eb6 100644
--- a/man/du.x
+++ b/man/du.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 du \- estimate file space usage
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/ln.x b/man/ln.x
index b4030bad0..875a8da96 100644
--- a/man/ln.x
+++ b/man/ln.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 ln \- make links between files
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/ls.x b/man/ls.x
index 6435b1123..4b7e3f46d 100644
--- a/man/ls.x
+++ b/man/ls.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 ls \- list directory contents
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/mkdir.x b/man/mkdir.x
index 45e8e0401..99e9e17ef 100644
--- a/man/mkdir.x
+++ b/man/mkdir.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 mkdir \- make directories
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/mkfifo.x b/man/mkfifo.x
index 539089585..2a7c30063 100644
--- a/man/mkfifo.x
+++ b/man/mkfifo.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 mkfifo \- make FIFOs (named pipes)
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/mknod.x b/man/mknod.x
index 77e0f26d6..42177a994 100644
--- a/man/mknod.x
+++ b/man/mknod.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 mknod \- make block or character special files
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/mv.x b/man/mv.x
index c6ef43931..ac0a1905b 100644
--- a/man/mv.x
+++ b/man/mv.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 mv \- move (rename) files
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/rmdir.x b/man/rmdir.x
index cef2186ce..2e3ade686 100644
--- a/man/rmdir.x
+++ b/man/rmdir.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 rmdir \- remove empty directories
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/shred.x b/man/shred.x
index 95677917a..415f286d2 100644
--- a/man/shred.x
+++ b/man/shred.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 shred \- delete a file securely, first overwriting it to hide its contents
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/sync.x b/man/sync.x
index cf47326ee..e6b38de1a 100644
--- a/man/sync.x
+++ b/man/sync.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 sync \- flush filesystem buffers
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/touch.x b/man/touch.x
index 4a1833088..64b99dfa1 100644
--- a/man/touch.x
+++ b/man/touch.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 touch \- change file timestamps
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here
diff --git a/man/vdir.x b/man/vdir.x
index 7594288cb..60c02b7d1 100644
--- a/man/vdir.x
+++ b/man/vdir.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
 vdir \- list directory contents
 [DESCRIPTION]
-." Add any additional description here
+.\" Add any additional description here