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index fd2fa0f3b4..e91e8802b3 100644
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@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ result in the character array \fIs\fP of size \fImax\fP.
Ordinary characters placed in the format string are copied to \fIs\fP
without conversion.
.I "Conversion specifications"
-are introduced by a \'%\'
+are introduced by a \(aq%\(aq
character, and terminated by a
.IR "conversion specifier character" ,
and are replaced in \fIs\fP as follows:
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ format. (TZ)
(Not supported in glibc2.)
.TP
.B %%
-A literal \'%\' character.
+A literal \(aq%\(aq character.
.PP
Some conversion specifications can be modified by preceding the
conversion specifier character by the
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Glibc provides some extensions for conversion specifications.
(These extensions are not specified in POSIX.1-2001, but a few other
systems provide similar features.)
.\" HP-UX and Tru64 also have features like this.
-Between the \'%\' character and the conversion specifier character,
+Between the \(aq%\(aq character and the conversion specifier character,
an optional
.I flag
and field