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@@ -87,32 +87,29 @@ length plus one) mapping to a 8-byte binary field consisting of the
keyword type and source
.Sx Index Database
record number.
-The type, an unsigned 32-bit integer in host order, is one of the
-following:
+The type, a 32-bit bit-mask in host order, consists of the following
+fields:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
.It Li 0x01
The name of a manual page as given in the NAME section.
.It Li 0x02
A function prototype name as given in the SYNOPSIS section.
-.It Li 0x03
-A utility name as given in the SYNOPSIS section.
.It Li 0x04
+A utility name as given in the SYNOPSIS section.
+.It Li 0x08
An include file as given in the SYNOPSIS section.
-.It Li 0x05
+.It Li 0x10
A variable name as given in the SYNOPSIS section.
-.It Li 0x06
+.It Li 0x20
A standard as given in the STANDARDS section.
-.It Li 0x07
+.It Li 0x40
An author as given in the AUTHORS section.
-.It Li 0x08
+.It Li 0x80
A configuration as given in the SYNOPSIS section.
.El
.Pp
-If a value is encountered outside of this range, the database is
-corrupt.
-.Pp
-The latter four bytes are a host-ordered record number within the
+The last four bytes are a host-ordered record number within the
.Sx Index Database .
.Pp
The