diff --git a/doc/asciidoc.conf b/doc/asciidoc.conf
index f92a3eab..b7aae66e 100644
--- a/doc/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/doc/asciidoc.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 # Show man link as: <command>(<section>); if section is defined, else just show
 # the command.
 
+[macros]
+(?su)[\\]?(?P<name>linkman):(?P<target>\S*?)\[(?P<attrlist>.*?)\]=
+
 [attributes]
+asterisk=&#42;
 plus=&#43;
 caret=&#94;
 startsb=&#91;