diff --git a/src/lib/libutil/pw_getconf.3 b/src/lib/libutil/pw_getconf.3
index b1a6dad9..d12a4cc0 100644
--- a/src/lib/libutil/pw_getconf.3
+++ b/src/lib/libutil/pw_getconf.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: pw_getconf.3,v 1.5 1999/09/21 04:52:46 csapuntz Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: pw_getconf.3,v 1.6 2000/08/02 21:36:07 aaron Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright 1997 Niels Provos <provos@physnet.uni-hamburg.de>
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function reads
 and retrieves the value of the option specified
 by
 .Pa option
-from the section given be
+from the section given by
 .Pa key .
 If no suitable entry is found
 for the
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ an empty string will be returned in data.
 .Pp
 For default values the key
 .Pa default
-can be used, this might be useful when no entry was found
+can be used. This might be useful when no entry was found
 for a specific key or option.
 .Pp
 An empty string is also returned for other errors.