diff --git a/bfd/doc/doc.str b/bfd/doc/doc.str
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+: ENDDD
+	skip_past_newline
+	;
+
+: EXAMPLE
+	skip_past_newline	
+
+	get_stuff_in_command kill_bogus_lines translatecomments 
+	courierize catstr
+
+	;
+
+: NODE 
+	"@node " catstr skip_past_newline copy_past_newline catstr 
+	;
+
+: CODE_FRAGMENT
+	EXAMPLE 
+	;
+
+: SYNOPSIS
+	skip_past_newline
+	"@strong{Synopsis}\n" catstr
+	"@example\n" catstr
+	get_stuff_in_command  
+	kill_bogus_lines
+	indent
+	catstr
+	"@end example\n" catstr
+
+	;
+
+: func
+	"@findex "	- a
+	skip_past_newline
+	copy_past_newline
+	dup		- a x x 
+	"@subsubsection @code{" - a x x b 
+	swap
+	remchar
+	"}\n" - a x b x c
+	catstr 	catstr 	catstr 	catstr 	catstr 
+	;
+
+: FUNCTION
+	"@findex "	- a
+	skip_past_newline
+	copy_past_newline
+	dup		- a x x 
+	"@subsubsection @code{" - a x x b 
+	swap
+	remchar
+	"}\n" - a x b x c
+	catstr 	catstr 	catstr 	catstr 	catstr 
+	;
+
+: bodytext
+	get_stuff_in_command 
+	kill_bogus_lines
+	do_fancy_stuff
+	bulletize
+	courierize
+	catstr
+	"@*\n" catstr
+	;
+
+: asection
+	skip_past_newline
+	catstr
+	copy_past_newline 	
+	do_fancy_stuff catstr 	
+	bodytext	
+	;
+
+: SECTION 
+	"@section " asection  ;
+
+: SUBSECTION
+	"@subsection " asection  ;
+
+: SUBSUBSECTION
+	"@subsubsection " asection  ;
+
+: subhead
+	skip_past_newline
+	bodytext
+	;
+
+
+
+	
+: DESCRIPTION 
+	"@strong{Description}@*\n" catstr subhead ;
+
+: RETURNS
+	"@strong{Returns}@*\n" catstr subhead ;
+
+: INTERNAL_FUNCTION
+	func ;
+
+
+: INTERNAL_DEFINITION 
+	func ;
+
+
+: INTERNAL
+	func ;
+
+: TYPEDEF
+	FUNCTION ;
+
+
diff --git a/bfd/doc/proto.str b/bfd/doc/proto.str
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index 0000000000..967c85c3fa
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+++ b/bfd/doc/proto.str
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+
+: SYNOPSIS
+	skip_past_newline
+	get_stuff_in_command	
+	exfunstuff
+	indent
+	maybecatstr
+;
+
+: ignore
+	skip_past_newline 
+	get_stuff_in_command
+	outputdots
+	maybecatstr
+	;
+
+: CODE_FRAGMENT
+	ignore ;
+
+: external
+	0 internalmode ignore ;
+
+: internal 
+	1 internalmode ignore ;
+
+: ENDDD external ;
+: SECTION ignore ;
+: SUBSECTION ignore ;
+: SUBSUBSECTION ignore ;
+: INTERNAL_DEFINITION internal ;
+: DESCRIPTION ignore ;
+: FUNCTION external ;
+: RETURNS ignore ;
+: TYPEDEF external ;
+: INTERNAL_FUNCTION internal ;
+: INTERNAL internal ;
+: NODE ignore ;