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(\-fs), stdin (\-) or a dash (mplayer \- Movie Player for Linux).
Use just '-' if it is a hyphen (A-V) or a minus (-1). Please note that
it should be \-dvd-device and not \-dvd\-device.
+ - Don't start a line with "'" or ".", nroff treats them specially.
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