Hi,
A proposal on improving the `-t` option documentation. Most importantly,
remove the recursive reference to the option being documented.

Comments? OK?

Index: apmd.8
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RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8,v
retrieving revision 1.49
diff -u -p -r1.49 apmd.8
--- apmd.8      29 Aug 2017 06:13:20 -0000      1.49
+++ apmd.8      16 Oct 2017 14:05:02 -0000
@@ -107,14 +107,12 @@ and
 .Nm
 exits without monitoring the APM status.
 .It Fl t Ar seconds
-.Nm
-periodically polls the APM driver for the current power state.
-If the battery charge level changes substantially or the external power
-status changes, the new status is logged.
-The polling rate defaults to
-once per 10 minutes, but may be specified using the
-.Fl t
-command-line flag.
+Set the APM driver poll interval to
+.Ar seconds .
+Defaults to 10 minutes.
+After polling,
+the battery status is logged if the charge level changed substantially or the
+external power status changed.
 .It Fl Z Ar percent
 Automatically hibernate the system if no AC is connected and the
 estimated battery life is equal or below

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