diff --git a/sysctl.conf.5 b/sysctl.conf.5
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--- a/sysctl.conf.5
+++ b/sysctl.conf.5
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ Note that blank lines are ignored, and whitespace before and after a token or
 value is ignored, although a value can contain whitespace within.  Lines which
 begin with a # or ; are considered comments and ignored.
 .SH NOTES
-As the 
+As the
 .BR /etc/sysctl.conf
 file is used to override default kernel parameter values, only a small number of parameters is predefined in the file.
-Use 
+Use
 .IR /sbin/sysctl\ \-a
-or follow 
-.BR sysctl (8) 
+or follow
+.BR sysctl (8)
 to list all possible parameters. The description of individual parameters can be found in the kernel documentation.
 .SH EXAMPLE
 .RS