[PATCH] locale.5: various minor fixes

[PATCH] locale.5: various minor fixes

[David Prévot]

Hi Michael,

Please find attach various minor fixes:
- consistency fixes;
- punctuation fixes;
- typo fixes;
- format fixes;
- usage fix;
- American spelling convention.

Regards

David
---
 man5/locale.5 | 38 +++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man5/locale.5 b/man5/locale.5
index cb09900..e699088 100644
--- a/man5/locale.5
+++ b/man5/locale.5
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ the GNU C library supports the following nonstandard categories:
 .IP *
 .B LC_TELEPHONE
 .SS LC_ADDRESS
-The definition for the
+The definition starts with the string
 .B LC_ADDRESS
-category starts with the string
-.I LC_ADDRESS
 in the first column.
 
 The following keywords are allowed:
@@ -170,7 +168,7 @@ entity.
 .TP
 .I country_name
 followed by the country name in the language of the current document
-(e.g., "Deutschland for the
+(e.g., "Deutschland" for the
 .IR de_DE
 locale).
 .TP
@@ -203,17 +201,15 @@ followed by the three-letter abbreviation of the language (ISO 639-2).
 .TP
 .I lang_lib
 followed by the three-letter abbreviation of the language for
-library use (ISO 639-2)
+library use (ISO 639-2).
 .PP
 The
 .B LC_ADDRESS
 definition ends with the string
 .IR "END LC_ADDRESS" .
 .SS LC_CTYPE
-The definition for the
+The definition starts with the string
 .B LC_CTYPE
-category starts with the string
-.I LC_CTYPE
 in the first column.
 
 The following keywords are allowed:
@@ -470,7 +466,7 @@ in the first column.
 The following keywords are allowed:
 .TP
 .I title
-followed by the title of ths locale document
+followed by the title of the locale document
 (e.g., "Maori language locale for New Zealand").
 .TP
 .I source
@@ -492,7 +488,7 @@ followed by the telephone number (in international format)
 of the organization that maintains this document.
 .TP
 .I fax
-followed by the FAX number (in international format)
+followed by the fax number (in international format)
 of the organization that maintains this document.
 .TP
 .I language
@@ -529,7 +525,7 @@ a string that identifies this locale category definition,
 a semicolon, and
 .IP *
 one of the
-.I LC_*
+.BI LC_ *
 identifiers.
 .PP
 The
@@ -569,7 +565,7 @@ in the first column.
 The following keywords are allowed:
 .TP
 .I measurement
-folowed by number identifying the standard used for measurement.
+followed by number identifying the standard used for measurement.
 The following values are recognized:
 .RS
 .TP
@@ -911,7 +907,7 @@ The following field descriptors are recognized:
 .RS
 .TP
 %a
-Area code without nationwide prefix (the prefix is often "0").
+Area code without nationwide prefix (the prefix is often "00").
 .TP
 %A
 Area code including nationwide prefix.
@@ -926,7 +922,7 @@ Extension (to local number).
 Country code.
 .TP
 %C
-Alternate carrier service code used for dialling abroad.
+Alternate carrier service code used for dialing abroad.
 .TP
 %t
 If the preceding field descriptor resulted in an empty string,
@@ -936,7 +932,7 @@ then the empty string, otherwise a space character.
 .I tel_dom_fmt
 followed by a string that contains field descriptors that identify
 the format used to dial domestic numbers.
-The recognized field descriptrs are the same as for
+The recognized field descriptors are the same as for
 .IR tel_int_fmt .
 .TP
 .I int_select
@@ -1040,14 +1036,14 @@ followed by a value that indicates the direction for the
 display of calendar dates, as follows:
 .RS
 .TP
-1
-left-right from top
+.B 1
+Left-right from top.
 .TP
-2
-top-down from left
+.B 2
+Top-down from left.
 .TP
-3
-right-left from top
+.B 3
+Right-left from top.
 .RE
 .TP
 .I date_fmt
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Re: [PATCH] locale.5: various minor fixes

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 04/04/2014 01:15 AM, David Prévot wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Please find attach various minor fixes:
> - consistency fixes;
> - punctuation fixes;
> - typo fixes;
> - format fixes;
> - usage fix;
> - American spelling convention.

Thanks, David. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael



> David
> ---
>  man5/locale.5 | 38 +++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man5/locale.5 b/man5/locale.5
> index cb09900..e699088 100644
> --- a/man5/locale.5
> +++ b/man5/locale.5
> @@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ the GNU C library supports the following nonstandard categories:
>  .IP *
>  .B LC_TELEPHONE
>  .SS LC_ADDRESS
> -The definition for the
> +The definition starts with the string
>  .B LC_ADDRESS
> -category starts with the string
> -.I LC_ADDRESS
>  in the first column.
>  
>  The following keywords are allowed:
> @@ -170,7 +168,7 @@ entity.
>  .TP
>  .I country_name
>  followed by the country name in the language of the current document
> -(e.g., "Deutschland for the
> +(e.g., "Deutschland" for the
>  .IR de_DE
>  locale).
>  .TP
> @@ -203,17 +201,15 @@ followed by the three-letter abbreviation of the language (ISO 639-2).
>  .TP
>  .I lang_lib
>  followed by the three-letter abbreviation of the language for
> -library use (ISO 639-2)
> +library use (ISO 639-2).
>  .PP
>  The
>  .B LC_ADDRESS
>  definition ends with the string
>  .IR "END LC_ADDRESS" .
>  .SS LC_CTYPE
> -The definition for the
> +The definition starts with the string
>  .B LC_CTYPE
> -category starts with the string
> -.I LC_CTYPE
>  in the first column.
>  
>  The following keywords are allowed:
> @@ -470,7 +466,7 @@ in the first column.
>  The following keywords are allowed:
>  .TP
>  .I title
> -followed by the title of ths locale document
> +followed by the title of the locale document
>  (e.g., "Maori language locale for New Zealand").
>  .TP
>  .I source
> @@ -492,7 +488,7 @@ followed by the telephone number (in international format)
>  of the organization that maintains this document.
>  .TP
>  .I fax
> -followed by the FAX number (in international format)
> +followed by the fax number (in international format)
>  of the organization that maintains this document.
>  .TP
>  .I language
> @@ -529,7 +525,7 @@ a string that identifies this locale category definition,
>  a semicolon, and
>  .IP *
>  one of the
> -.I LC_*
> +.BI LC_ *
>  identifiers.
>  .PP
>  The
> @@ -569,7 +565,7 @@ in the first column.
>  The following keywords are allowed:
>  .TP
>  .I measurement
> -folowed by number identifying the standard used for measurement.
> +followed by number identifying the standard used for measurement.
>  The following values are recognized:
>  .RS
>  .TP
> @@ -911,7 +907,7 @@ The following field descriptors are recognized:
>  .RS
>  .TP
>  %a
> -Area code without nationwide prefix (the prefix is often "0").
> +Area code without nationwide prefix (the prefix is often "00").
>  .TP
>  %A
>  Area code including nationwide prefix.
> @@ -926,7 +922,7 @@ Extension (to local number).
>  Country code.
>  .TP
>  %C
> -Alternate carrier service code used for dialling abroad.
> +Alternate carrier service code used for dialing abroad.
>  .TP
>  %t
>  If the preceding field descriptor resulted in an empty string,
> @@ -936,7 +932,7 @@ then the empty string, otherwise a space character.
>  .I tel_dom_fmt
>  followed by a string that contains field descriptors that identify
>  the format used to dial domestic numbers.
> -The recognized field descriptrs are the same as for
> +The recognized field descriptors are the same as for
>  .IR tel_int_fmt .
>  .TP
>  .I int_select
> @@ -1040,14 +1036,14 @@ followed by a value that indicates the direction for the
>  display of calendar dates, as follows:
>  .RS
>  .TP
> -1
> -left-right from top
> +.B 1
> +Left-right from top.
>  .TP
> -2
> -top-down from left
> +.B 2
> +Top-down from left.
>  .TP
> -3
> -right-left from top
> +.B 3
> +Right-left from top.
>  .RE
>  .TP
>  .I date_fmt
> 


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