[PATCH] vfork.2: wfix

[PATCH] vfork.2: wfix

[Bill Pemberton]

Signed-off-by: Bill Pemberton <wfp5p-rupya+Y+cgAvmQRmTv5wTA@public.gmane.org>
---
 man2/vfork.2 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man2/vfork.2 b/man2/vfork.2
index 6f20900df4ae..ce03bcd67541 100644
--- a/man2/vfork.2
+++ b/man2/vfork.2
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ can't be implemented on such systems.
 .BR vfork ()
 from the standard; the POSIX rationale for the
 .BR posix_spawn (3)
-function notes that that function,
+function notes that the function,
 which provides functionality equivalent to
 .BR fork (2)+ exec (3),
 is designed to be implementable on systems that lack an MMU.)
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2.9.0

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Re: [PATCH] vfork.2: wfix

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hi Bill,

Please re-read the original text. It ("that that") is okay, I believe.

Cheers,

Michael


On 09/26/2016 05:35 PM, Bill Pemberton wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Bill Pemberton <wfp5p-rupya+Y+cgAvmQRmTv5wTA@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man2/vfork.2 | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/vfork.2 b/man2/vfork.2
> index 6f20900df4ae..ce03bcd67541 100644
> --- a/man2/vfork.2
> +++ b/man2/vfork.2
> @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ can't be implemented on such systems.
>  .BR vfork ()
>  from the standard; the POSIX rationale for the
>  .BR posix_spawn (3)
> -function notes that that function,
> +function notes that the function,
>  which provides functionality equivalent to
>  .BR fork (2)+ exec (3),
>  is designed to be implementable on systems that lack an MMU.)
> 


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Re: [PATCH] vfork.2: wfix

[Bill Pemberton]

On 09/27/2016 05:00 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> Please re-read the original text. It ("that that") is okay, I believe.
>

Yes, I see where it's intentional in this case.  "that that" sounds 
wrong to me, but I'm certainly no authority on the English language.

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Bill


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