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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 space \- check and fix whitespace in files
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B space
-.RB [ \-cmtuv ]
+.RB [ \-clmtuv ]
 .RB [ \-i \c
 .RI [ backup ]]
 .RI [ file ...]
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ files.  In particular, it will notice and (if you want) fix
 \(en which confuses a number of programs,
 .BR diff (1)
 not least;
-.hP \*o groups of spaces
-which could be replaced by tabs; or
+.hP \*o
+.I trailing blank lines
+\(en which some editors, notably Emacs, introduce by default;
+.hP \*o
+.I groups of spaces which could be replaced by tabs
+\(en replacing them with the appropriate tab characters; or
 .hP \*o
 .I all tab characters
 \(en replacing them with appropriate numbers of spaces.
@@ -53,6 +57,20 @@ option with this; without it,
 .B space
 is silent.
 .TP
+.B \-l
+Check the file for trailing blank lines, i.e., lines containing only
+horizontal whitespace.  With
+.BR \-v ,
+report if the file has trailing blank lines; without
+.BR \-c ,
+remove these trailing blank lines from the output.
+.TP
+.BR \-v
+Report detailed messages about whitespace problems encountered.  Useful
+with
+.BR \-c ,
+for example.
+.TP
 .BR \-i [ \fIbackup ]
 Modify all the
 .IR file s
@@ -61,7 +79,7 @@ some new name not currently in use.  If the processing was successful,
 the old
 .I file
 is renamed to
-.I filebackup
+.I file "" backup
 and the new file is renamed to
 .IR file .
 If something very complicated goes wrong at just the right moment, it's
@@ -117,5 +135,7 @@ There's no way yet of controlling where the tab stops are.
 .PP
 This space program doesn't even attempt moon landings.  The space man
 page doesn't have wiggly antennae.
+.PP
+The jokes in the man page are somewhat lame.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Mark Wooding, <mdw@distorted.org.uk>