[PATCH] xfs_io: fix up typos in manpage

[PATCH] xfs_io: fix up typos in manpage

[Eric Sandeen]

We go in reverse direction, not reserve direction.
We go in forward direction, not forwards direction.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/man/man8/xfs_io.8 b/man/man8/xfs_io.8
index caf3f15..1103dc4 100644
--- a/man/man8/xfs_io.8
+++ b/man/man8/xfs_io.8
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ dump the contents of the buffer after reading,
 by default only the count of bytes actually read is dumped.
 .TP
 .B \-F
-read the buffers in a forwards sequential direction.
+read the buffers in a forward sequential direction.
 .TP
 .B \-B
-read the buffers in a reserve sequential direction.
+read the buffers in a reverse sequential direction.
 .TP
 .B \-R
 read the buffers in the give range in a random order.
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ is used when the data to write is not coming from a file.
 The default buffer fill pattern value is 0xcdcdcdcd.
 .TP
 .B \-F
-write the buffers in a forwards sequential direction.
+write the buffers in a forward sequential direction.
 .TP
 .B \-B
-write the buffers in a reserve sequential direction.
+write the buffers in a reverse sequential direction.
 .TP
 .B \-R
 write the buffers in the give range in a random order.

Re: [PATCH] xfs_io: fix up typos in manpage

[Darrick J. Wong]

On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 09:43:52AM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> We go in reverse direction, not reserve direction.
> We go in forward direction, not forwards direction.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>

Reserve all forwards,
Reviewed-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>

--D

> ---
> 
> diff --git a/man/man8/xfs_io.8 b/man/man8/xfs_io.8
> index caf3f15..1103dc4 100644
> --- a/man/man8/xfs_io.8
> +++ b/man/man8/xfs_io.8
> @@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ dump the contents of the buffer after reading,
>  by default only the count of bytes actually read is dumped.
>  .TP
>  .B \-F
> -read the buffers in a forwards sequential direction.
> +read the buffers in a forward sequential direction.
>  .TP
>  .B \-B
> -read the buffers in a reserve sequential direction.
> +read the buffers in a reverse sequential direction.
>  .TP
>  .B \-R
>  read the buffers in the give range in a random order.
> @@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ is used when the data to write is not coming from a file.
>  The default buffer fill pattern value is 0xcdcdcdcd.
>  .TP
>  .B \-F
> -write the buffers in a forwards sequential direction.
> +write the buffers in a forward sequential direction.
>  .TP
>  .B \-B
> -write the buffers in a reserve sequential direction.
> +write the buffers in a reverse sequential direction.
>  .TP
>  .B \-R
>  write the buffers in the give range in a random order.
>