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@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ set to indicate the cause of the error.
.TP
.B EINVAL
.I name
-contained an \'=\' character.
+contained an \(aq=\(aq character.
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
.SH "NOTES"
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ POSIX.1-2001-compliant prototype shown in the SYNOPSIS.
.SH BUGS
POSIX.1-2001 specifies that if
.I name
-contains an \'=\' character, then
+contains an \(aq=\(aq character, then
.BR setenv ()
should fail with the error
.BR EINVAL ;
-however, versions of glibc before 2.3.4 allowed an \'=\' sign in
+however, versions of glibc before 2.3.4 allowed an \(aq=\(aq sign in
.IR name .
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR clearenv (3),