editorial

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@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ This is a program to simulate ARP and ICMP responding hosts under a tap.
 
     Usage: taplet -t <tap> -ip <ip-list>
 
-where \<ip-list\> is a comma-separated list of the IP addresses (dotted quads)
-that the program should simulate. The program "binds" to the tap, and responds
-to ARP requests and ICMP requests.
+where `<ip-list>` is a comma-separated list of the IP addresses
+(dotted quads) that the program should simulate. The program "binds"
+to the tap, and responds to ARP requests and ICMP requests.
 
-The program is a `newlisp` script, and it also lets you operate the `newlisp`
-command line, mutiplexed with handling network.
+The program is a `newlisp` script, and it also lets you operate the
+`newlisp` command line, mutiplexed with handling network.