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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index c3d12f520..0178f60c4 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ sometimes need random data to do their work. For example, @samp{sort -R} must choose a hash function at random, and it needs random data to make this selection. -By default these commands use an internal pseudorandom generator +By default these commands use an internal pseudo-random generator initialized by a small amount of entropy, but can be directed to use an external source with the @option{--random-source=@var{file}} option. An error is reported if @var{file} does not contain enough bytes. @@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ source of random data. Typically, this device gathers environmental noise from device drivers and other sources into an entropy pool, and uses the pool to generate random bits. If the pool is short of data, the device reuses the internal pool to produce more bits, using a -cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator. But be aware +cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator. But be aware that this device is not designed for bulk random data generation and is relatively slow. @@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ one of the following suffixes: @end example @item iec -Auto-scale numbers according to the @emph{International Electronical +Auto-scale numbers according to the @emph{International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)} standard. For input numbers, accept one of the following suffixes. For output numbers, values larger than 1024 will be rounded, and printed with @@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ not fully standard, as the @emph{iec} standard recommends a two-letter symbol the @option{iec-i} option. @item iec-i -Auto-scale numbers according to the @emph{International Electronical +Auto-scale numbers according to the @emph{International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)} standard. For input numbers, accept one of the following suffixes. For output numbers, values larger than 1024 will be rounded, and printed with @@ -8400,7 +8400,7 @@ then report the failure for each file and exit with a failure status. @item auto If the copy-on-write operation is not supported then fall back -to the standard copy behaviour. +to the standard copy behavior. @end table This option is overridden by the @option{--link}, @option{--symbolic-link} @@ -8807,7 +8807,7 @@ same time. @cindex direct I/O Use direct I/O for data, avoiding the buffer cache. Note that the kernel may impose restrictions on read or write buffer sizes. -For example, with an ext4 destination file system and a linux-based kernel, +For example, with an ext4 destination file system and a Linux-based kernel, using @samp{oflag=direct} will cause writes to fail with @code{EINVAL} if the output buffer size is not a multiple of 512. @@ -9499,7 +9499,7 @@ rm ./-f @opindex - @r{and Unix @command{rm}} The Unix @command{rm} program's use of a single @samp{-} for this purpose -predates the development of the getopt standard syntax. +predates the development of the @code{getopt} standard syntax. @exitstatus @@ -11310,7 +11310,7 @@ The mount point. The fields for block and inodes statistics are affected by the scaling options like @option{-h} as usual. -The definition of the @var{field_list} can even be splitted among several +The definition of the @var{field_list} can even be split among several @option{--output} uses. @example @@ -16399,7 +16399,7 @@ lets applications determine the order in which threads are scheduled to run. Unlike a priority, a niceness is merely advice to the scheduler, which the scheduler is free to ignore. Also, as a point of terminology, POSIX defines the behavior of @command{nice} in -terms of a @dfn{nice value}, which is the nonnegative difference +terms of a @dfn{nice value}, which is the non-negative difference between a niceness and the minimum niceness. Though @command{nice} conforms to POSIX, its documentation and diagnostics use the term ``niceness'' for compatibility with historical practice. |