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[204.195.96.226]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 5b1f17b1804b1-4804d85cff5sm144573525e9.7.2026.01.24.11.58.27 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:58:28 -0800 (PST) From: Stephen Hemminger To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Cc: Stephen Hemminger Subject: [PATCH iproute2-next 0/7] man page corrections Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:49:24 -0800 Message-ID: <20260124195824.221305-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.51.0 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit AI does a great job of finding and fixing manual pages. This patch series is the result of editorial review and correction of subsystem man pages, addressing grammatical errors, style inconsistencies, and clarity issues throughout the documentation. The corrections cover the following subsystems: - DCB (Data Center Bridging) - devlink - Statistics tools (lnstat, rtacct, nstat) - netshaper - TIPC - vdpa - RDMA Common patterns corrected across all man pages: - Subject-verb agreement and singular/plural consistency - Missing or incorrect articles (a, an, the) - Inconsistent verb tenses in command descriptions - Missing terminal punctuation in examples and descriptions - Overly long section headers (split into concise headers + body text) - Awkward or non-idiomatic English phrasing - Copy-paste errors (e.g., incorrect titles from template files) - Formatting issues (duplicate markup, missing commas in cross-references) All corrections are purely editorial. No functional changes have been made, and all technical content remains accurate. The documentation now maintains consistent style and proper grammar while preserving the original technical information. Total corrections: approximately 100+ individual fixes across 40+ man page files. Stephen Hemminger (7): dcb: fix grammar and style issues in man pages devlink: fix grammar and style issues in man pages fix grammar and style issues in man pages for stat tools netshaper: fix grammar and style issues in man page tipc: fix grammar and style issues in man pages vdpa: fix grammar, titles, and formatting in man pages rdma: fix grammar, formatting, and style in man pages man/man8/dcb-app.8 | 24 +++--- man/man8/dcb-apptrust.8 | 16 ++-- man/man8/dcb-buffer.8 | 4 +- man/man8/dcb-dcbx.8 | 2 +- man/man8/dcb-ets.8 | 4 +- man/man8/dcb-rewr.8 | 34 ++++---- man/man8/dcb.8 | 7 +- man/man8/devlink-dev.8 | 38 ++++----- man/man8/devlink-port.8 | 42 +++++----- man/man8/devlink-rate.8 | 28 +++---- man/man8/devlink.8 | 12 +-- man/man8/lnstat.8 | 10 +-- man/man8/netshaper.8 | 14 ++-- man/man8/rdma-dev.8 | 28 +++---- man/man8/rdma-link.8 | 12 +-- man/man8/rdma-monitor.8 | 8 +- man/man8/rdma-resource.8 | 14 ++-- man/man8/rdma-statistic.8 | 36 ++++---- man/man8/rdma-system.8 | 6 +- man/man8/rdma.8 | 12 +-- man/man8/rtacct.8 | 18 ++-- man/man8/tipc-bearer.8 | 10 +-- man/man8/tipc-link.8 | 16 ++-- man/man8/tipc-nametable.8 | 18 ++-- man/man8/tipc-node.8 | 6 +- man/man8/tipc-socket.8 | 4 +- man/man8/tipc.8 | 4 +- man/man8/vdpa-dev.8 | 24 +++--- man/man8/vdpa-mgmtdev.8 | 6 +- man/man8/vdpa.8 | 4 +- 30 files changed, 231 insertions(+), 230 deletions(-) -- 2.43.0 Stephen Hemminger (7): dcb: fix grammar and style issues in man pages devlink: fix grammar and style issues in man pages fix grammar and style issues in man pages for stat related pages netshaper: fix grammar and style issues in man page tipc: fix grammar and style issues in man pages vdpa: fix grammar, titles, and formatting in man pages rdma: fix grammar, formatting, and style in man pages man/man8/dcb-app.8 | 24 ++++++++++++------------ man/man8/dcb-apptrust.8 | 16 ++++++++-------- man/man8/dcb-buffer.8 | 4 ++-- man/man8/dcb-dcbx.8 | 2 +- man/man8/dcb-ets.8 | 4 ++-- man/man8/dcb-rewr.8 | 34 +++++++++++++++++----------------- man/man8/dcb.8 | 7 ++++--- man/man8/devlink-dev.8 | 8 ++++---- man/man8/devlink-port.8 | 18 +++++++++--------- man/man8/devlink-rate.8 | 18 +++++++++--------- man/man8/devlink.8 | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++----- man/man8/ifstat.8 | 4 ++-- man/man8/lnstat.8 | 10 +++++----- man/man8/netshaper.8 | 19 ++++++++++--------- man/man8/rdma-dev.8 | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- man/man8/rdma-link.8 | 10 ++++++---- man/man8/rdma-monitor.8 | 7 +++++-- man/man8/rdma-resource.8 | 6 +++--- man/man8/rdma-statistic.8 | 24 +++++++++++++----------- man/man8/rdma-system.8 | 3 +-- man/man8/rdma.8 | 8 ++++---- man/man8/rtacct.8 | 16 ++++++++-------- man/man8/tipc-bearer.8 | 6 +++--- man/man8/tipc-link.8 | 10 +++++----- man/man8/tipc-nametable.8 | 11 +++++------ man/man8/tipc-node.8 | 4 ++-- man/man8/tipc-socket.8 | 2 +- man/man8/tipc.8 | 2 +- man/man8/vdpa-dev.8 | 18 ++++++++++-------- man/man8/vdpa-mgmtdev.8 | 4 ++-- man/man8/vdpa.8 | 2 +- 31 files changed, 189 insertions(+), 160 deletions(-) -- 2.51.0