From: Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig@rhi.hi.is>
To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Subject: docs: disk-utils: change "allows to <verb>" to "allows <verb>ing"
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:39:09 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200710013909.GA2922@rhi.hi.is> (raw)
The web site "lintian.debian.org" shows some examples of "allows to",
which are changed to "allows one to".
I chose here to use gerund.
Signed-off-by: Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig@rhi.hi.is>
---
disk-utils/fdisk.8 | 2 +-
disk-utils/sfdisk.8 | 6 +++---
disk-utils/swaplabel.8 | 2 +-
3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/disk-utils/fdisk.8 b/disk-utils/fdisk.8
index f683bcaaa..8780a7419 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fdisk.8
+++ b/disk-utils/fdisk.8
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ are deprecated.
.SH SCRIPT FILES
.B fdisk
-allows to read (by 'I' command) sfdisk compatible script files. The script is
+allows reading (by 'I' command) sfdisk compatible script files. The script is
applied to in-memory partition table, and then it is possible to modify the
partition table before you write it to the device.
.PP
diff --git a/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 b/disk-utils/sfdisk.8
index 6c278afb6..38a674853 100644
--- a/disk-utils/sfdisk.8
+++ b/disk-utils/sfdisk.8
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ disk label (see the \fBEMPTY DISK LABEL\fR section below).
.TP
.BR \-Y , " \-\-label\-nested " \fItype
Force editing of a nested disk label. The primary disk label has to exist already.
-This option allows to edit for example a hybrid/protective MBR on devices with GPT.
+This option allows editing for example a hybrid/protective MBR on devices with GPT.
.TP
.BR \-w , " \-\-wipe "\fIwhen
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ loaders and for other operating systems.
.B Named-fields format
.RS
-This format is more readable, robust, extensible and allows to specify additional
+This format is more readable, robust, extensible and allows specifying additional
information (e.g., a UUID). It is recommended to use this format to keep your scripts
more readable.
.RS
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ more readable.
The
.I device
field is optional. \fBsfdisk\fR extracts the partition number from the
-device name. It allows to specify the partitions in random order.
+device name. It allows specifying the partitions in random order.
This functionality is mostly used by \fB\-\-dump\fR.
Don't use it if you are not sure.
diff --git a/disk-utils/swaplabel.8 b/disk-utils/swaplabel.8
index b623a5020..c92de00a5 100644
--- a/disk-utils/swaplabel.8
+++ b/disk-utils/swaplabel.8
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ These values can also be set during swap creation using
.BR mkswap (8).
The
.B swaplabel
-utility allows to change the label or UUID on an actively used swap device.
+utility allows changing the label or UUID on an actively used swap device.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
--
2.27.0
next reply other threads:[~2020-07-10 1:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-07-10 1:39 Bjarni Ingi Gislason [this message]
2020-07-10 3:05 ` [PATCH] Subject: docs: disk-utils: change "allows to <verb>" to "allows <verb>ing" Randy Dunlap
2020-07-14 8:50 ` Karel Zak
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