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diff --git a/doc/rrdgraph_data.1 b/doc/rrdgraph_data.1
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.IX Title "RRDGRAPH_DATA 1"
-.TH RRDGRAPH_DATA 1 "2009-04-29" "1.3.99909060808" "rrdtool"
+.TH RRDGRAPH_DATA 1 "2009-10-14" "1.4.2" "rrdtool"
+.\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
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+.nh
.SH "NAME"
rrdgraph_data \- preparing data for graphing in rrdtool graph
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
-\&\fB\s-1DEF:\s0\fR\fI<vname>\fR=\fI<rrdfile>\fR:\fI<ds-name>\fR:\fI<\s-1CF\s0>\fR[:step=\fI<step>\fR][:start=\fI<time>\fR][:end=\fI<time>\fR][:reduce=\fI<\f(BI\s-1CF\s0\fI>\fR]
+\&\fB\s-1DEF:\s0\fR\fI<vname>\fR=\fI<rrdfile>\fR:\fI<ds\-name>\fR:\fI<\s-1CF\s0>\fR[:step=\fI<step>\fR][:start=\fI<time>\fR][:end=\fI<time>\fR][:reduce=\fI<\f(BI\s-1CF\s0\fI>\fR]
.PP
\&\fB\s-1VDEF\s0\fR:\fIvname\fR=\fI\s-1RPN\s0 expression\fR
.PP
@@ -153,10 +152,10 @@ Variable names (\fIvname\fR) must be made up strings of the following characters
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When picking variable names, make sure you do not choose a name that is
already taken by an \s-1RPN\s0 operator. A safe bet it to use lowercase or
-mixedcase names for variables since operators will always be in uppercase.
+mixed case names for variables since operators will always be in uppercase.
.SH "DEF"
.IX Header "DEF"
-\&\fB\s-1DEF:\s0\fR\fI<vname>\fR=\fI<rrdfile>\fR:\fI<ds-name>\fR:\fI<\s-1CF\s0>\fR[:step=\fI<step>\fR][:start=\fI<time>\fR][:end=\fI<time>\fR][:reduce=\fI<\f(BI\s-1CF\s0\fI>\fR]
+\&\fB\s-1DEF:\s0\fR\fI<vname>\fR=\fI<rrdfile>\fR:\fI<ds\-name>\fR:\fI<\s-1CF\s0>\fR[:step=\fI<step>\fR][:start=\fI<time>\fR][:end=\fI<time>\fR][:reduce=\fI<\f(BI\s-1CF\s0\fI>\fR]
.PP
This command fetches data from an \fB\s-1RRD\s0\fR file. The virtual name
\&\fIvname\fR can then be used throughout the rest of the script. By
start and end times, such as \f(CW\*(C`\-\-start end\-8days8hours\*(C'\fR).
.PP
If consolidation needs to be done, the \fB\s-1CF\s0\fR of the \fB\s-1RRA\s0\fR specified in the
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specifies the \fB\s-1CF\s0\fR to use during the data reduction phase.
.PP
Example:
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and store the maximum value.
-.Sh "When do you use \fB\s-1VDEF\s0\fP versus \fB\s-1CDEF\s0\fP?"
+.SS "When do you use \fB\s-1VDEF\s0\fP versus \fB\s-1CDEF\s0\fP?"
.IX Subsection "When do you use VDEF versus CDEF?"
Use \fB\s-1CDEF\s0\fR to transform your data prior to graphing. In the above
example, we'd use a \fB\s-1CDEF\s0\fR to transform bytes to bits before
.PP
If you want to apply 'complex' operations to the result of a \s-1VDEF\s0 you have
to use a \s-1CDEF\s0 again since VDEFs only look like \s-1RPN\s0 expressions, they aren't
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+really.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
rrdgraph gives an overview of how \fBrrdtool graph\fR works.