From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Thomas Posch
<man-pages-rFD0ZvQNamoRTZDQkHJ3v7NAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org>
Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: symlink(7) missing {to|of} in 'pathname another file' (3.56, man7.org)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:51:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <52DE7B53.9000505@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1401161.fNpqManq3C@lt>
On 01/21/2014 01:43 PM, Thomas Posch wrote:
> Hello,
>
> in section 'SYMBOLIC LINK HANDLING' of symlink(7) the first sentence of the
> third paragraph reads:
> A symbolic link is a special type of file whose contents are a string
> that is the pathname another file, the file to which the link refers.
>
> Is there a {to|of} missing in '... pathname another file, ...'?
>
> Found in man-pages version 3.56 at man7.org.
>
>
> Thank you for your effort.
Thanks, Thomas. Fixed (added "of").
Cheers,
Michael
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2014-01-21 12:43 symlink(7) missing {to|of} in 'pathname another file' (3.56, man7.org) Thomas Posch
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