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diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@
.It Fl n
Disable automatic loading of network interface drivers.
.Pp
-If the network interface driver is not present in the kernel then
+By default if the network interface driver is not present in the kernel
+then
.Nm
will attempt to load it.
-This flag disables this behavior.
.It Fl u
Display only the interfaces that are up.
.It Fl v
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
the address is either a host name present in the host name data
base,
.Xr hosts 5 ,
-or a IPv4 address expressed in the Internet standard
+or an IPv4 address expressed in the Internet standard
.Dq dot notation .
.Pp
It is also possible to use the CIDR notation (also known as the
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
the host will perform normally,
sending out requests and listening for replies.
.It Cm stickyarp
-Enable so-called sticky ARP mode for the interface.
+Enable the so-called sticky ARP mode for the interface.
If this option is enabled on the given interface, any resolved address is
marked as a static one and never expires. This may be used to increase
security of the network by preventing ARP spoofing or to reduce latency for
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
such as load-balancers or high-availabity solutions such as
.Xr carp 4 .
.It Fl stickyarp
-Disable so-called sticky ARP mode for the interface (default).
+Disable the so-called sticky ARP mode for the interface (default).
Resolved addresses will expire normally respecting the kernel ARP
configuration.
.It Cm broadcast

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