There is an extraneous \n in the NEWS. Also I'd rephrase:
+(if @var{ooo} is 1 to 3 octal digits byte value) specifying a character
+to print, and @samp...@var{hh}} as a hexadecimal number (if @var{hh} is
+1 to 2 hex digits) specifying a character to print.
as:
(if @var{ooo} is 1 to 3 octal digits) specifying an 8 bit character
to print, and @samp...@var{hh}} as a hexadecimal number (if @var{hh} is
1 to 2 hex digits) specifying a character to print.
cheers,
Pádraig.
