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diff --git a/Build/extra/epstopdf/epstopdf.1 b/Build/extra/epstopdf/epstopdf.1
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--- a/Build/extra/epstopdf/epstopdf.1
+++ b/Build/extra/epstopdf/epstopdf.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH EPSTOPDF 1 "15 September 2023"
+.TH EPSTOPDF 1 "29 April 2024"
.\" $Id$
.SH NAME
epstopdf, repstopdf \- convert an EPS file to PDF
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ produced by default.)
PJL commands at the start of a file are removed. DOS EPS binary files
(TN 5002) are supported. Seeking from a pipe is not supported.
.PP
-If the bounding box in the input is incorrect, of course there will
+If the bounding box in the input is incorrect, inevitably there will
be resulting problems.
.SH OPTIONS
Options may start with either "\fB-\fP" or "\fB--\fP", and may be
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ write result to \fIfile\fP. If this option is not given, and
otherwise, the default is to construct the output file name by replacing
any extension in the input file with `.pdf'.
.IP "\fB--\fP[\fBno\fP]\fBdebug\fP"
-write debugging info (default: false).
+write debugging info (default: false). For maximum output, use \fB--debug\fP
+as the first option.
.IP "\fB--\fP[\fBno\fP]\fBexact\fP"
scan ExactBoundingBox (default: false).
.IP "\fB--\fP[\fBno\fP]\fBfilter\fP"
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ gs, installed under \fB.../tlpkg/tlgs/bin/\fP.
.PP
Options for Ghostscript (more info below):
.IP "\fB--gscmd\fP=\fIval\fP"
-pipe output to \fIval\fP (default: [\fBgswin64c\fP on 64-bit Windows,
-\fBgswin32c\fP on 32-bit Windows, else \fBgs\fP])
+pipe output to \fIval\fP (default: [\fBgswin64c.exe\fP on 64-bit Windows,
+\fBgswin32c.exe\fP on 32-bit Windows, else \fBgs\fP])
.IP "\fB--gsopt\fP=\fIval\fP"
include \fIval\fP as one argument in the gs command (can be repeated).
.IP "\fB--gsopts\fP=\fIval\fP"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ individually.
.PP
\fB--gsopt\fP adds its argument as a single option to the gs command
line. It can be used multiple times to specify options separately.
-This must be used if a gs option or its value contains whitespace.
+This form must be used if a gs option or its value contains whitespace.
.PP
In restricted mode, options are limited to those with names and values
known to be safe. Some options taking booleans, integers or fixed
@@ -141,8 +142,9 @@ Example for \fBepstopdf\fP's attempt at correcting PostScript:
epstopdf --nogs test.ps >testcorr.ps
.fi
.PP
-In all cases, you can add \fB--debug\fP (\fB-d\fP) to see more about
-what \fBepstopdf\fP is doing.
+In all cases, you can add \fB--debug\fP to see more about
+what \fBepstopdf\fP is doing. Use \fB--debug\fP as the first option for
+maximum output.
.SH BUGS
The case of "%%BoundingBox: (atend)" when input is not seekable (e.g.,
from a pipe) is not supported.