1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/roff.7 b/roff.7
index 4bb1e265..846b7937 100644
--- a/roff.7
+++ b/roff.7
@@ -92,11 +92,20 @@ The syntax of this macro is the same as that of
 except that a leading argument must be specified.
 It is ignored, as are its children.
 .Ss \&ds
-Define a string.
-This macro is intended to have two arguments,
-the name of the string to define and its content.
-Currently, it is ignored including its arguments,
-and the number of arguments is not checked.
+Define a reserved word.
+Its syntax is as follows:
+.Pp
+.D1 Pf \. Sx \&ds No Cm key val
+.Pp
+The
+.Cm key
+and
+.Cm val
+strings are space-separated.
+The
+.Cm key
+values may be invoked in subsequent text by using \e*(NN for two-letter
+pairs, \e*N for one-letter, and \e*[NNN] for arbitrary-length values.
 .Ss \&de1
 The syntax of this macro is the same as that of
 .Sx \&ig ,