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Date:      Mon, 2 Apr 2001 14:42:25 -0500 (CDT)
From:      seebs@plethora.net
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/26308: remote(5) typo
Message-ID:  <200104021942.f32JgPi00612@chuck.plethora.net>

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>Number:         26308
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       remote(5) type ("insure" for "ensure")
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Apr 02 21:00:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     seebs
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:

N/A

>Description:

remote(5) says, in part:
	... the device to insure only one user at a time has

However, it means "ensure".  To insure is to run something curiously similar
to a protection racket; to make certain of is to "ensure", with an e.

>How-To-Repeat:

man 5 remote

>Fix:

Change "insure" to "ensure".

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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