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diff --git a/doc/sbcl.1 b/doc/sbcl.1
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--- a/doc/sbcl.1
+++ b/doc/sbcl.1
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ To run SBCL, type "sbcl". After startup messages a prompt
 execute it, print any values returned, give you another prompt, and
 wait for your next input.
 
-\f(C
+\f(CR
   $ sbcl
   ...[startup messages elided]...
   * (+ 1 2 3)
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ As a runtime option equivalent to \-\-noinform \-\-disable\-ldb
 <filename>. See the description of \-\-script as a toplevel option
 below.
 .TP 3
+.B \-\-merge\-core\-pages
+When platform support is present, provide hints to the operating
+system that identical pages may be shared between processes until they
+are written to. This can be useful to reduce the memory usage on
+systems with multiple SBCL processes started from similar but
+differently\-named core files, or from compressed cores. Without
+platform support, do nothing.
+.TP 3
+.B \-\-no-merge\-core\-pages
+Ensures that no sharing hint is provided to the operating system.
+.TP 3
+.B \-\-default\-merge\-core\-pages
+Reverts the sharing hint policy to the default: only compressed cores
+trigger hinting. Uncompressed cores are mapped directly from the core
+file, which is usually enough to ensure sharing.
+.TP 3
 .B \-\-help
 Print some basic information about SBCL, then exit.
 .TP 3