--- aplay.1	2025-06-20 10:46:13.551368006 +0000
+++ aplay.1.new	2025-06-20 18:27:14.304560168 +0000
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ soundcard driver
 \fBarecord\fP is a command\-line soundfile recorder for the ALSA soundcard
 driver. It supports several file formats and multiple soundcards with
 multiple devices. If recording with interleaved mode samples the file is
-automatically split before the 2GB filesize.
+automatically split before the 2\~GiB filesize.
 
 \fBaplay\fP is much the same, only it plays instead of recording. For
 supported soundfile formats, the sampling rate, bit depth, and so
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ Valid values are 2000 through 192000 Her
 Interrupt after # seconds.
 A value of zero means infinity.
 The default is zero, so if this option is omitted then the record/playback process will run until it is killed.
-Either '-d' or '-s' option is available exclusively.
+Either '\-d' or '\-s' option is available exclusively.
 .TP
 \fI\-s, \-\-samples=#\fP
 Interrupt after transmission of # PCM frames.
 A value of zero means infinity.
 The default is zero, so if this options is omitted then the record/playback process will run until it is killed.
-Either '-d' or '-s' option is available exclusively.
+Either '\-d' or '\-s' option is available exclusively.
 .TP
 \fI\-M, \-\-mmap\fP
 Use memory\-mapped (mmap) I/O mode for the audio stream.
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ If no period time and no period size is
 .TP
 \fI\-B, \-\-buffer\-time=#\fP
 Buffer duration is # microseconds
-If no buffer time and no buffer size is given then the maximal allowed buffer time but not more than 500ms is set.
+If no buffer time and no buffer size is given
+then the maximal allowed buffer time but not more than 500\~ms is set.
 .TP
 \fI\-\-period\-size=#\fP
 Distance between interrupts is # frames
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ If no period size and no period time is
 .TP
 \fI\-\-buffer\-size=#\fP
 Buffer duration is # frames
-If no buffer time and no buffer size is given then the maximal allowed buffer time but not more than 500ms is set.
+If no buffer time and no buffer size is given then the maximal allowed
+buffer time but not more than 500\~ms is set.
 .TP
 \fI\-A, \-\-avail\-min=#\fP
 Min available space for wakeup is # microseconds
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ by typing arecord.
 Allow interactive operation via stdin.
 Currently only pause/resume via space or enter key is implemented.
 .TP
-\fI-m, \-\-chmap=ch1,ch2,...\fP
+\fI\-m, \-\-chmap=ch1,ch2,...\fP
 Give the channel map to override or follow.  Pass channel position
 strings like \fIFL\fP, \fIFR\fP, etc.
 
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ While recording, when the output file ha
 sound for this long,
 close it and open a new output file.  Default is the maximum
 size supported by the file format: 2 GiB for WAV files.
-This option has no effect if  \-\-separate\-channels is
+This option has no effect if \-\-separate\-channels is
 specified.
 .TP
 \fI\-\-process\-id\-file <file name>\fP
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ For raw device hw:X this option basicall
 the soundcard.
 .TP
 \fI\-\-fatal\-errors\fP
-Disables recovery attempts when errors (e.g. xrun) are encountered; the
+Disables recovery attempts when errors (e.g.\& xrun) are encountered; the
 aplay process instead aborts immediately.
 
 .SH SIGNALS
@@ -252,10 +254,9 @@ every hour.  The files are placed in dir
 and have names which include their start times and file numbers.
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-\fB
-alsamixer(1),
-amixer(1)
-\fP
+.BR \
+alsamixer "(1), " \
+amixer (1)
 
 .SH BUGS
 Note that .aiff files are not currently supported.