summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/doc
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/coreutils.texi4
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index c091b7fea..f74dd1c34 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -4140,8 +4140,8 @@ a temporary file, which is then used as an input in a subsequent merge.
A large value of @var{nmerge} may improve merge performance and decrease
temporary storage utilization at the expense of increased memory usage
-and I/0. Conversely a small value of @var{nmerge} may reduce memory
-requirements and I/0 at the expense of temporary storage consumption and
+and I/O. Conversely a small value of @var{nmerge} may reduce memory
+requirements and I/O at the expense of temporary storage consumption and
merge performance.
The value of @var{nmerge} must be at least 2. The default value is