diff --git a/alliance/src/genlib/man3/GENLIB_GET_REF_X.3 b/alliance/src/genlib/man3/GENLIB_GET_REF_X.3
index e274b98f..e64064ec 100644
--- a/alliance/src/genlib/man3/GENLIB_GET_REF_X.3
+++ b/alliance/src/genlib/man3/GENLIB_GET_REF_X.3
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Name of the instance in the which the reference is to be searched for
 .TP
 \fIrefname\fP
 Name of the reference
-SH DESCRIPTION
+.SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBGET_REF_X\fP looks for 
 the reference, \fIrefname\fP, in the instance called \fIinsname\fP.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
diff --git a/alliance/src/s2r/doc/s2r.1 b/alliance/src/s2r/doc/s2r.1
index 8cc9e3c6..18fe38dd 100644
--- a/alliance/src/s2r/doc/s2r.1
+++ b/alliance/src/s2r/doc/s2r.1
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ example below.
        setenv RDS_TECHNO_NAME   /labo/etc/prol15.rds
        setenv RDS_IN            gds
        setenv RDS_OUT           gds
-       s2r -c na2_y
+       s2r \-c na2_y
 .fi
 .ft R
 .RS
diff --git a/dev/scripts/misc/shlock.1 b/dev/scripts/misc/shlock.1
index cbe75c7d..fc2bbc28 100644
--- a/dev/scripts/misc/shlock.1
+++ b/dev/scripts/misc/shlock.1
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ else
 	echo Lock ${lckfile} already held by `cat ${lckfile}`
 endif
 .Ed
-
 .Pp
 The examples assume that the filesystem where the lock file is to
 be created is writeable by the user, and has space available.