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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1995-10-03 19:05:47 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1995-10-03 19:05:47 +0000
commitd832bf77ebaff403fa319d5810c5fbc1c4e8d189 (patch)
tree729e65c589dbc80aa1203ff06fa3c417c2ccdf07 /doc
parentde97a7099c1d53a7a8f7dd38ae24593243986e65 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-d832bf77ebaff403fa319d5810c5fbc1c4e8d189.tar.xz
Correct typos, mostly from Jens Schweikhardt.
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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi
index e1003cd5b..8bea76d60 100644
--- a/doc/textutils.texi
+++ b/doc/textutils.texi
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ head [@var{option}]@dots{} [@var{file}]@dots{}
head -@var{number} [@var{option}]@dots{} [@var{file}]@dots{}
@end example
-If more than one @var{file} is specicified, @code{head} prints a
+If more than one @var{file} is specified, @code{head} prints a
one-line header consisting of
@example
==> @var{file name} <==
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ file, so that section of the input file is effectively ignored.
Repeat the previous pattern @var{repeat-count} additional
times. @var{repeat-count} can either be a positive integer or an
asterisk, meaning repeat as many times as necessary until the input is
-exausted.
+exhausted.
@end table
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ For @samp{-f}, fields are separated by the first character in @var{delim}
@item -n
@opindex -n
-Do not split multibyte characters (no-op for now).
+Do not split multi-byte characters (no-op for now).
@item -s
@itemx --only-delimited
@@ -3218,7 +3218,7 @@ much more efficient and do more than these programs do. Nevertheless, as
exposition of good programming style, and evangelism for a still-valuable
philosophy, these books are unparalleled, and I recommend them highly.
-Acknowledgement: I would like to express my gratitude to Brian Kernighan
+Acknowledgment: I would like to express my gratitude to Brian Kernighan
of Bell Labs, the original Software Toolsmith, for reviewing this column.