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@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ remove \- delete a name and possibly the file it refers to
.BR remove ()
deletes a name from the filesystem.
It calls
-.I unlink
+.IR unlink ()
for files, and
-.I rmdir
+.IR rmdir ()
for directories.
If the removed name was the
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ disappearance of files which are still being used.
.SH NOTE
Under libc4 and libc5,
.BR remove ()
-was an alias for unlink (and hence would not remove directories).
+was an alias for
+.BR unlink ()
+(and hence would not remove directories).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR rm (1),
.BR link (2),