cpuid(8) manpage improments

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.TH CPUID 8 .TH CPUID 8
.SH NAME .SH NAME
cpuid \- print processor identification information cpuid \- print processor information
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
.B aux/cpuid .B aux/cpuid
[ [
.B -ar .B -ar
] ]
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
Intel compatible processors since the Intel and compatible processors since the
.SM Pentium™ .SM Pentium™
(or late 486), provide the (or late 486) provide the
.SM CPUID .SM CPUID
instruction that returns feature extension information about instruction that returns information about the chip. The
the chip. The
.I cpuid .I cpuid
program enumerates and prints this information in a simple program enumerates and prints this information in a simple
textual format. The output consists of multiple lines prefixed textual format. The output consists of multiple lines prefixed
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instruction followed by 4 colums with the output registers instruction followed by 4 colums with the output registers
.BR AX , .BR AX ,
.BR BX , .BR BX ,
.BR CX , .BR CX
and and
.BR DX . .BR DX .
.PP .PP