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@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ By default the output is sorted by the key in a custom order. The default order
 is to sort lexicographically within each "class" of key, where the classes and
 their order are
 
-Special (SPC, TAB, RET, \ldots) < Single Character (a, b, \ldots) < Modifier (C-, M-, \ldots) < Other
+=Special (SPC, TAB, RET, ...) < Single Character (a, b, ...) < Modifier (C-, M-, ...) < Other=
 
 You can control the order by setting this variable.