-.\" $NetBSD: bcd.6,v 1.16 2003/08/07 09:37:04 agc Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: bcd.6,v 1.19 2019/09/02 08:26:00 wiz Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
.\"
.\" @(#)bcd.6 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
.\"
-.Dd November 26, 2002
+.Dd September 1, 2019
.Dt BCD 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ppt
output, or
.Nm morse
-output consisting of dots and slashes (as generated by using the
+output consisting of dots and dashes (as generated by using the
.Fl s
option).
.El
.%B "ITU-T Recommendation F.1: Operational provisions for the international public telegram service"
.%O "Division B, I. Morse code"
.Re
+.Sh HISTORY
+A
+.Nm bcd
+utility appeared in
+.At v1 .
+The current implementation originates from a rewrite included in
+.Bx 4.3 reno .