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From: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Christopher Patton <chpatton013-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: documentation typo
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 06:24:35 +1300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKgNAkgyczTZj7ZQwRp4KCkvee4xh4C0Ay3UeY1qVXDeizG_Pg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALtKOWMjLe4toRQysbuYpUXm-+6-J6kG8Yc5-ghsay7aRQv87A-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Christopher Patton
<chpatton013-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> man close
> second paragraph under DESPRIPTION:
> "[...] are freed; if  the descriptor was [...]"
> two spaces between if and the

Christopher,

This is just the output of groff--it happens to add the space padding
there to right justify the text. Or have I missed your point?

Thanks,

Michael


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       reply	other threads:[~2012-02-07 17:24 UTC|newest]

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2012-02-07 17:24   ` Michael Kerrisk [this message]
2021-06-28 22:21 Documentation Typo Jason Hatton

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