diff --git a/src/lib/format.pl b/src/lib/format.pl
index 9280156f..3b3d1dc4 100644
--- a/src/lib/format.pl
+++ b/src/lib/format.pl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Written 2020-2023 by Markus Triska (triska@metalevel.at)
+   Written 2020-2024 by Markus Triska (triska@metalevel.at)
    Part of Scryer Prolog.
    I place this code in the public domain. Use it in any way you want.
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@@ -302,14 +302,14 @@ format_number_chars(N0, Chars) :-
         N is N0, % evaluate compound expression
         number_chars(N, Chars).
 
-n_newlines(0) --> !.
 n_newlines(N0) --> { N0 > 0, N is N0 - 1 }, [newline], n_newlines(N).
+n_newlines(0)  --> [].
 
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-?- phrase(upto_what(Cs, ~), "abc~test", Rest).
-Cs = [a,b,c], Rest = [~,t,e,s,t].
-?- phrase(upto_what(Cs, ~), "abc", Rest).
-Cs = [a,b,c], Rest = [].
+?- phrase(format:upto_what(Cs, ~), "abc~test", Rest).
+   Cs = "abc", Rest = "~test".
+?- phrase(format:upto_what(Cs, ~), "abc", Rest).
+   Cs = "abc", Rest = [].
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 separate_digits_fractional(Arg, Sep, Num, Cs) :-
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ format(Stream, Fs, Args) :-
 ?- phrase(format:cells("~`at~50|", [], 0, [], []), Cs),
    phrase(format:format_cells(Cs), Ls).
 ?- phrase(format:cells("~ta~t~tb~tc~21|", [], 0, [], []), Cs).
-Cs = [cell(0,21,[glue(' ',_A),chars("a"),glue(' ',_B),glue(' ',_C),chars("b"),glue(' ',_D),chars("c ...")])]
+   Cs = [cell(0,21,[glue(' ',_A),chars("a"),glue(' ',_B),glue(' ',_C),chars("b"),glue(' ',_D),chars("c")])].
 ?- phrase(format:cells("~ta~t~4|", [], 0, [], []), Cs).
-Cs = [cell(0,4,[glue(' ',_A),chars("a"),glue(' ',_B)])]
+   Cs = [cell(0,4,[glue(' ',_A),chars("a"),glue(' ',_B)])].
 
 ?- phrase(format:format_cell(cell(0,1,[glue(a,_94)])), Ls).