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diff --git a/libguile/regex-posix.c b/libguile/regex-posix.c
index 40f7f3371..f43a26d06 100644
--- a/libguile/regex-posix.c
+++ b/libguile/regex-posix.c
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ scm_regexp_error_msg (int regerrno, regex_t *rx)
SCM_DEFINE (scm_regexp_p, "regexp?", 1, 0, 0,
(SCM x),
-"Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a compiled regular expression, or
-@code{#f} otherwise.")
+ "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a compiled regular expression, or\n"
+ "@code{#f} otherwise.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_regexp_p
{
return SCM_BOOL(SCM_RGXP (x));
@@ -145,44 +145,39 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_regexp_p, "regexp?", 1, 0, 0,
SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_regexp, "make-regexp", 1, 0, 1,
(SCM pat, SCM flags),
-"Compile the regular expression described by @var{str}, and return the
-compiled regexp structure. If @var{str} does not describe a legal
-regular expression, @code{make-regexp} throws a
-@code{regular-expression-syntax} error.
-
-The @var{flag} arguments change the behavior of the compiled regexp.
-The following flags may be supplied:
-
-@table @code
-@item regexp/icase
-Consider uppercase and lowercase letters to be the same when matching.
-
-@item regexp/newline
-If a newline appears in the target string, then permit the @samp{^} and
-@samp{$} operators to match immediately after or immediately before the
-newline, respectively. Also, the @samp{.} and @samp{[^...]} operators
-will never match a newline character. The intent of this flag is to
-treat the target string as a buffer containing many lines of text, and
-the regular expression as a pattern that may match a single one of those
-lines.
-
-@item regexp/basic
-Compile a basic (``obsolete'') regexp instead of the extended
-(``modern'') regexps that are the default. Basic regexps do not
-consider @samp{|}, @samp{+} or @samp{?} to be special characters, and
-require the @samp{@{...@}} and @samp{(...)} metacharacters to be
-backslash-escaped (@pxref{Backslash Escapes}). There are several other
-differences between basic and extended regular expressions, but these
-are the most significant.
-
-@item regexp/extended
-Compile an extended regular expression rather than a basic regexp. This
-is the default behavior; this flag will not usually be needed. If a
-call to @code{make-regexp} includes both @code{regexp/basic} and
-@code{regexp/extended} flags, the one which comes last will override
-the earlier one.
-@end table
-")
+ "Compile the regular expression described by @var{str}, and return the\n"
+ "compiled regexp structure. If @var{str} does not describe a legal\n"
+ "regular expression, @code{make-regexp} throws a\n"
+ "@code{regular-expression-syntax} error.\n\n"
+ "The @var{flag} arguments change the behavior of the compiled regexp.\n"
+ "The following flags may be supplied:\n\n"
+ "@table @code\n"
+ "@item regexp/icase\n"
+ "Consider uppercase and lowercase letters to be the same when matching.\n\n"
+ "@item regexp/newline\n"
+ "If a newline appears in the target string, then permit the @samp{^} and\n"
+ "@samp{$} operators to match immediately after or immediately before the\n"
+ "newline, respectively. Also, the @samp{.} and @samp{[^...]} operators\n"
+ "will never match a newline character. The intent of this flag is to\n"
+ "treat the target string as a buffer containing many lines of text, and\n"
+ "the regular expression as a pattern that may match a single one of those\n"
+ "lines.\n\n"
+ "@item regexp/basic\n"
+ "Compile a basic (``obsolete'') regexp instead of the extended\n"
+ "(``modern'') regexps that are the default. Basic regexps do not\n"
+ "consider @samp{|}, @samp{+} or @samp{?} to be special characters, and\n"
+ "require the @samp{@{...@}} and @samp{(...)} metacharacters to be\n"
+ "backslash-escaped (@pxref{Backslash Escapes}). There are several other\n"
+ "differences between basic and extended regular expressions, but these\n"
+ "are the most significant.\n\n"
+ "@item regexp/extended\n"
+ "Compile an extended regular expression rather than a basic regexp. This\n"
+ "is the default behavior; this flag will not usually be needed. If a\n"
+ "call to @code{make-regexp} includes both @code{regexp/basic} and\n"
+ "@code{regexp/extended} flags, the one which comes last will override\n"
+ "the earlier one.\n"
+ "@end table\n"
+ "")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_regexp
{
SCM flag;
@@ -225,10 +220,10 @@ the earlier one.
SCM_DEFINE (scm_regexp_exec, "regexp-exec", 2, 2, 0,
(SCM rx, SCM str, SCM start, SCM flags),
-"Match the compiled regular expression @var{regexp} against @code{str}.
-If the optional integer @var{start} argument is provided, begin matching
-from that position in the string. Return a match structure describing
-the results of the match, or @code{#f} if no match could be found.")
+ "Match the compiled regular expression @var{regexp} against @code{str}.\n"
+ "If the optional integer @var{start} argument is provided, begin matching\n"
+ "from that position in the string. Return a match structure describing\n"
+ "the results of the match, or @code{#f} if no match could be found.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_regexp_exec
{
int status, nmatches, offset;