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@ 2007-03-30 18:51 Stefan Weil
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From: Stefan Weil @ 2007-03-30 18:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
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This patch fixes the usage of medium and media
in the documentation and in QEMU messages.

one CDROM = medium (not media)
two or more CDROMs = media (not medias)

Please correct me if I was wrong - I'm not a native
speaker but tried my best and looked at AskOxford.

Stefan


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Index: qemu-doc.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/qemu/qemu/qemu-doc.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.136
diff -u -b -B -r1.136 qemu-doc.texi
--- qemu-doc.texi	19 Mar 2007 15:17:08 -0000	1.136
+++ qemu-doc.texi	30 Mar 2007 18:34:18 -0000
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@
 @itemize @minus
 
 @item
-Remove or insert removable medias images
+Remove or insert removable media images
 (such as CD-ROM or floppies)
 
 @item 
@@ -842,10 +842,10 @@
 Quit the emulator.
 
 @item eject [-f] device
-Eject a removable media (use -f to force it).
+Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
 
 @item change device filename
-Change a removable media.
+Change a removable medium.
 
 @item screendump filename
 Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@
 alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
 supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
 
-Currently there is no specific code to handle removable medias, so it
+Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
 change or eject media.
 @item Hard disks
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@
 
 @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM. 
 
-Currently there is no specific code to handle removable medias, so it
+Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
 change or eject media.
 
Index: monitor.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/qemu/qemu/monitor.c,v
retrieving revision 1.68
diff -u -b -B -r1.68 monitor.c
--- monitor.c	19 Mar 2007 15:17:08 -0000	1.68
+++ monitor.c	30 Mar 2007 18:45:12 -0000
@@ -1215,9 +1215,9 @@
     { "q|quit", "", do_quit,
       "", "quit the emulator" },
     { "eject", "-fB", do_eject,
-      "[-f] device", "eject a removable media (use -f to force it)" },
+      "[-f] device", "eject a removable medium (use -f to force it)" },
     { "change", "BF", do_change,
-      "device filename", "change a removable media" },
+      "device filename", "change a removable medium" },
     { "screendump", "F", do_screen_dump, 
       "filename", "save screen into PPM image 'filename'" },
     { "log", "s", do_log,

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