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@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ The library providing a symbol.
It shows the common name of the library,
and in parentheses,
the name of the library file
-and the linker flag needed to link a program against it:
-.RI ( libfoo ", " -lfoo ).
+and, if needed, the linker flag needed to link a program against it:
+.RI ( libfoo "[, " -lfoo ]).
.TP
.B SYNOPSIS
A brief summary of the command or function's interface.