Index: share/man/man9/style.9
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--- share/man/man9/style.9
+++ share/man/man9/style.9
@@ -507,9 +507,10 @@
 .Ql ( \&{
 and
 .Ql \&} )
-are
+are generally
 used for control statements with zero or only a single statement unless that
 statement is more than a single line in which case they are permitted.
+New code, however, can choose to always use braces for single statements.
 Forever loops are done with
 .Ic for Ns 's ,
 not
@@ -565,6 +566,8 @@
 Closing and opening braces go on the same line as the
 .Ic else .
 Braces that are not necessary may be left out.
+Braces that are not necessary may also be left in for new
+code that uses this rule consistently.
 .Bd -literal
 	if (test)
 		stmt;