--- man.el_orig	2003-09-25 18:49:59.000000000 +0200
+++ man.el	2003-09-25 18:41:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@
       (setq word (current-word))
       (if (string-match "[._]+$" word)
 	  (setq word (substring word 0 (match-beginning 0))))
+      ;; If looking at something like *strcat(... , remove
+      ;; the '*'
+      (if (string-match "^*" word)
+	  (setq word (substring word 1)))
       ;; If looking at something like ioctl(2) or brc(1M), include the
       ;; section number in the returned value.  Remove text properties.
       (forward-word 1)