From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Kerrisk Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] tzset.3: Cleanup grammar/clarity Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:08:11 +1300 Message-ID: References: <1263080737-2868-1-git-send-email-mfwitten@gmail.com> <1263080737-2868-2-git-send-email-mfwitten@gmail.com> Reply-To: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1263080737-2868-2-git-send-email-mfwitten-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-man-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Michael Witten Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-man@vger.kernel.org Hi Michael On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Michael Witten w= rote: > * A comma is added at the end of an introductory phrase. > > * The preposition `to' is used to complete the idea of > =A0setting a variable's value. > > * The conjunction `or' is introduced to separate alternative > =A0values for `daylight'. Thanks. Applied for 3.24! Cheers, Michael > Signed-off-by: Michael Witten > --- > =A0man3/tzset.3 | =A0 =A06 +++--- > =A01 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/man3/tzset.3 b/man3/tzset.3 > index 10c6d3a..ad496f7 100644 > --- a/man3/tzset.3 > +++ b/man3/tzset.3 > @@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ function initializes the \fItzname\fP variable from= the > =A0environment variable. > =A0This function is automatically called by the > =A0other time conversion functions that depend on the timezone. > -In a System-V-like environment it will also set the variables \fItim= ezone\fP > -(seconds West of GMT) and \fIdaylight\fP (0 if this timezone does no= t > -have any daylight saving time rules, non-zero if there is a time dur= ing > +In a System-V-like environment, it will also set the variables \fIti= mezone\fP > +(to seconds West of GMT) and \fIdaylight\fP (to 0 if this timezone d= oes not > +have any daylight saving time rules, or to non-zero if there is a ti= me during > =A0the year when daylight saving time applies). > =A0.PP > =A0If the > -- > 1.6.6.102.gd6f8f > > --=20 Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Author of "The Linux Programming Interface" http://blog.man7.org/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html