diff --git a/man/lvchange.8_end b/man/lvchange.8_end
index 0ae1cce1a..99de8a83c 100644
--- a/man/lvchange.8_end
+++ b/man/lvchange.8_end
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .SH EXAMPLES
-
 Change LV permission to read-only:
 .sp
 .B lvchange \-pr vg00/lvol1
diff --git a/man/lvconvert.8_des b/man/lvconvert.8_des
index 0548c2cee..f1efcbd0c 100644
--- a/man/lvconvert.8_des
+++ b/man/lvconvert.8_des
@@ -62,4 +62,3 @@ and vice-versa by e.g. linear <-> raid1 <-> raid5_n (then adding stripes) <-> st
 
 Sub LVs can be displayed with the command
 .B lvs -a
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diff --git a/man/lvconvert.8_end b/man/lvconvert.8_end
index bd1743410..a329acdd3 100644
--- a/man/lvconvert.8_end
+++ b/man/lvconvert.8_end
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ If LV1 was not a cache pool, the command would convert LV1 to
 a cache pool, optionally using a specified LV for metadata.
 But, if LV1 was already a cache pool, the command would swap
 the current metadata LV with LV2 (for repair purposes.)
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 .SH EXAMPLES
 Convert a linear LV to a two-way mirror LV.
 .br
diff --git a/man/lvm-lvpoll.8_end b/man/lvm-lvpoll.8_end
index eddb3641b..d38dfd0f3 100644
--- a/man/lvm-lvpoll.8_end
+++ b/man/lvm-lvpoll.8_end
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ To find the name of the pvmove LV that was created by an original
 \fBpvmove /dev/name\fP command, use the command:
 .br
 \fBlvs -a -S move_pv=/dev/name\fP.
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 .SH EXAMPLES
 
 Continue polling a pvmove operation.
@@ -30,4 +29,3 @@ Continue snapshot merge.
 Continue thin snapshot merge.
 .br
 .B lvm lvpoll --polloperation merge_thin vg/thin_snapshot
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diff --git a/man/lvreduce.8_des b/man/lvreduce.8_des
index 3d5fc2ab2..487954dc7 100644
--- a/man/lvreduce.8_des
+++ b/man/lvreduce.8_des
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ multiple of the number of stripes.
 In the usage section below, \fB--size\fP \fISize\fP can be replaced
 with \fB--extents\fP \fINumber\fP.  See both descriptions
 the options section.
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diff --git a/man/lvremove.8_des b/man/lvremove.8_des
index 14587c134..a9b481307 100644
--- a/man/lvremove.8_des
+++ b/man/lvremove.8_des
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ some intermediate LVs have been removed. The names of such historical LVs
 acquire a hyphen as a prefix (e.g. '-lvol1') and cannot be reactivated.
 Use lvremove a second time, with the hyphen, to remove the record of the
 former LV completely.
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diff --git a/man/lvremove.8_end b/man/lvremove.8_end
index 5c70ed644..835b7117b 100644
--- a/man/lvremove.8_end
+++ b/man/lvremove.8_end
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .SH EXAMPLES
-
 Remove an active LV without asking for confirmation.
 .br
 .B lvremove \-f vg00/lvol1
@@ -7,5 +6,3 @@ Remove an active LV without asking for confirmation.
 Remove all LVs the specified VG.
 .br
 .B lvremove vg00
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-
diff --git a/man/lvrename.8_end b/man/lvrename.8_end
index 3409b8a8c..ab7c7bd3d 100644
--- a/man/lvrename.8_end
+++ b/man/lvrename.8_end
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ Rename "lvold" to "lvnew":
 An alternate syntax to rename "lvold" to "lvnew":
 .br
 .B lvrename vg02 lvold lvnew
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diff --git a/man/lvresize.8_des b/man/lvresize.8_des
index 6f39ef734..dcc42aa0d 100644
--- a/man/lvresize.8_des
+++ b/man/lvresize.8_des
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ lvresize resizes an LV in the same way as lvextend and lvreduce. See
 In the usage section below, \fB--size\fP \fISize\fP can be replaced
 with \fB--extents\fP \fINumber\fP.  See both descriptions
 the options section.
-
diff --git a/man/lvresize.8_end b/man/lvresize.8_end
index a336d6216..9ae0a2a07 100644
--- a/man/lvresize.8_end
+++ b/man/lvresize.8_end
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 Extend an LV by 16MB using specific physical extents:
 .br
 .B lvresize \-L+16M vg1/lv1 /dev/sda:0\-1 /dev/sdb:0\-1
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diff --git a/man/lvs.8_end b/man/lvs.8_end
index ff9214835..f24ffe906 100644
--- a/man/lvs.8_end
+++ b/man/lvs.8_end
@@ -73,4 +73,3 @@ Related to Thin Logical Volumes: (F)ailed.
 is permitted at all.
 .IP 10 3
 s(k)ip activation: this volume is flagged to be skipped during activation.
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diff --git a/man/pvcreate.8_end b/man/pvcreate.8_end
index b1b0f3e53..478abe356 100644
--- a/man/pvcreate.8_end
+++ b/man/pvcreate.8_end
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ sectors start at LBA -1, and consequently sector 63 is aligned on a 4KiB
 boundary) manually account for this when initializing for use by LVM.
 .br
 .B pvcreate \-\-dataalignmentoffset 7s /dev/sdb
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diff --git a/man/pvmove.8_des b/man/pvmove.8_des
index c003c5edd..0786f9ba8 100644
--- a/man/pvmove.8_des
+++ b/man/pvmove.8_des
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ after an abort depends on whether the atomic option was used.
 More than one pvmove can run concurrently if they are moving data from
 different source PVs, but additional pvmoves will ignore any LVs already
 in the process of being changed, so some data might not get moved.
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diff --git a/man/pvmove.8_end b/man/pvmove.8_end
index 906606d1a..68f6ef5b2 100644
--- a/man/pvmove.8_end
+++ b/man/pvmove.8_end
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .SH NOTES
-
 pvmove works as follows:
 
 1. A temporary 'pvmove' LV is created to store details of all the data
@@ -90,4 +89,3 @@ The part of a specific LV present within in a range of physical
 extents can also be picked out and moved.
 .br
 .B pvmove \-n lvol1 /dev/sdb1:1000\-1999 /dev/sdc1
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diff --git a/man/pvresize.8_end b/man/pvresize.8_end
index 316e408ad..bedc3345a 100644
--- a/man/pvresize.8_end
+++ b/man/pvresize.8_end
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 .SH NOTES
-
 pvresize will refuse to shrink a PV if it has allocated extents beyond the
 new end.
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 .SH EXAMPLES
-
 Expand a PV after enlarging the partition.
 .br
 .B pvresize /dev/sda1
@@ -13,4 +10,3 @@ Shrink a PV prior to shrinking the partition (ensure that the PV size is
 appropriate for the intended new partition size).
 .br
 .B pvresize \-\-setphysicalvolumesize 40G /dev/sda1
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diff --git a/man/pvs.8_end b/man/pvs.8_end
index ba36a8bc2..e47d8e889 100644
--- a/man/pvs.8_end
+++ b/man/pvs.8_end
@@ -7,5 +7,3 @@ The pv_attr bits are:
 e(x)ported
 .IP 3 3
 (m)issing
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diff --git a/man/pvscan.8_des b/man/pvscan.8_des
index ab8c50cf7..1a24a3de6 100644
--- a/man/pvscan.8_des
+++ b/man/pvscan.8_des
@@ -31,15 +31,12 @@ historical reasons.  To avoid disrupting the system with extraneous disk
 scanning, an ordinary pvscan (without \-\-cache) will simply read metadata
 from lvmetad like other LVM commands.  It does not do anything beyond
 displaying the current state of the cache.
-
 .IP \[bu] 2
 When given specific device name arguments, pvscan \-\-cache will only
 read the named devices.
-
 .IP \[bu] 2
 LVM udev rules and systemd services are used to initiate automatic device
 scanning.
-
 .IP \[bu] 2
 To prevent devices from being scanned by pvscan --cache, add them
 to
@@ -50,22 +47,17 @@ apply to system level scanning.
 For more information, see:
 .br
 .B lvmconfig --withcomments devices/global_filter
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 .IP \[bu] 2
 If lvmetad is started or restarted after devices are visible, or
 if the global_filter has changed, then all devices must be rescanned
 for metadata with the command pvscan \-\-cache.
-
 .IP \[bu] 2
 lvmetad does not cache older metadata formats, e.g. lvm1, and will
 be temporarily disabled if they are seen.
-
 .IP \[bu] 2
 To notify lvmetad about a device that is no longer present, the major and
 minor numbers must be given, not the path.
-
 .P
-
 \fBAutomatic activation\fP
 
 When event-driven system services detect a new LVM device, the first step
@@ -89,17 +81,13 @@ fully integrated with the event-driven system services.)
 
 When a VG or LV is not auto-activated, traditional activation using
 vgchange or lvchange -a|--activate is needed.
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 .IP \[bu] 2
 pvscan auto-activation can be only done in combination with \-\-cache.
-
 .IP \[bu] 2
 Auto-activation is designated by the "a" argument in '-a|--activate ay'.
 This is meant to distinguish system generated commands from explicit user
 commands, although it can be used in any activation command.  Whenever it
 is used, the auto_activation_volume_list is applied.
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 .IP \[bu] 2
 Auto-activation is not yet supported for LVs that are part of partial or
 clustered volume groups.
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diff --git a/man/see_also.end b/man/see_also.end
index 70eeb89cf..9e7d3b272 100644
--- a/man/see_also.end
+++ b/man/see_also.end
@@ -64,4 +64,3 @@
 .BR lvmraid (7)
 .BR lvmthin (7)
 .BR lvmcache (7)
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diff --git a/man/vgchange.8_end b/man/vgchange.8_end
index a11bdd172..6cf9e87e2 100644
--- a/man/vgchange.8_end
+++ b/man/vgchange.8_end
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 .SH NOTES
-
 If vgchange recognizes COW snapshot LVs that were dropped because they ran
 out of space, it displays a message informing the administrator that the
 snapshots should be removed.
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 .SH EXAMPLES
-
 Activate all LVs in all VGs on all existing devices.
 .br
 .B vgchange \-a y
@@ -13,4 +10,3 @@ Activate all LVs in all VGs on all existing devices.
 Change the maximum number of LVs for an inactive VG.
 .br
 .B vgchange \-l 128 vg00
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diff --git a/man/vgconvert.8_des b/man/vgconvert.8_des
index 47bc0cc79..a0d34fd1e 100644
--- a/man/vgconvert.8_des
+++ b/man/vgconvert.8_des
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ format.
 
 Because the LVM1 format should no longer be used, this command is no
 longer needed in general.
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diff --git a/man/vgcreate.8_end b/man/vgcreate.8_end
index 66bcfbba1..e4c81e344 100644
--- a/man/vgcreate.8_end
+++ b/man/vgcreate.8_end
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 Create a VG with two PVs, using the default physical extent size.
 .br
 .B vgcreate myvg /dev/sdk1 /dev/sdl1
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diff --git a/man/vgextend.8_end b/man/vgextend.8_end
index e50fcce8d..7cd8fd602 100644
--- a/man/vgextend.8_end
+++ b/man/vgextend.8_end
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 Add two PVs to a VG.
 .br
 .B vgextend vg00 /dev/sda4 /dev/sdn1
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diff --git a/man/vgimportclone.8_end b/man/vgimportclone.8_end
index 83394b581..4b236f6a7 100644
--- a/man/vgimportclone.8_end
+++ b/man/vgimportclone.8_end
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ Rename the VG associated with "/dev/sdc" and "/dev/sdd" from "vg00" to "vg00_sna
 (and change associated UUIDs).
 .br
 .B vgimportclone \-\-basevgname vg00_snap /dev/sdc /dev/sdd
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diff --git a/man/vgmerge.8_end b/man/vgmerge.8_end
index 9787c6a82..b65d04432 100644
--- a/man/vgmerge.8_end
+++ b/man/vgmerge.8_end
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ Merge an inactive VG named "vg00" into the active or inactive VG named
 "databases", giving verbose runtime information.
 .br
 .B vgmerge \-v databases vg00
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diff --git a/man/vgrename.8_end b/man/vgrename.8_end
index 98eeb532a..2d191cfa2 100644
--- a/man/vgrename.8_end
+++ b/man/vgrename.8_end
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ Rename VG "vg02" to "myvg":
 Rename the VG with the specified UUID to "myvg".
 .br
 .B vgrename Zvlifi\-Ep3t\-e0Ng\-U42h\-o0ye\-KHu1\-nl7Ns4 myvg
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