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@@ -1408,13 +1408,15 @@ This is the mandatory second macro of any
file.
Its calling syntax is as follows:
.Pp
-.D1 \. Ns Sx \&Dt Cm title section Op Cm volume | arch
+.D1 \. Ns Sx \&Dt Op Cm title Op Cm section Op Cm volume | arch
.Pp
Its arguments are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset Ds
.It Cm title
-The document's title (name).
-This should be capitalised and is required.
+The document's title (name), defaulting to
+.Qq UNKNOWN
+if unspecified.
+It should be capitalised.
.It Cm section
The manual section.
This may be one of
@@ -1451,8 +1453,9 @@ This may be one of
or
.Ar paper
.Pq paper .
-It is also required and should correspond to the manual's filename
-suffix.
+It should correspond to the manual's filename suffix and defaults to
+.Qq 1
+if unspecified.
.It Cm volume
This overrides the volume inferred from
.Ar section .
@@ -1524,7 +1527,6 @@ Examples:
.D1 \&.Dt FOO 1
.D1 \&.Dt FOO 4 KM
.D1 \&.Dt FOO 9 i386
-.D1 \&.Dt FOO 9 KM i386
.Pp
See also
.Sx \&Dd