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Date:      Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:20:49 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 277037] Typographical errors and grammar clarification in fclose(3) with a patch
Message-ID:  <bug-277037-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 277037
           Summary: Typographical errors and grammar clarification in
                    fclose(3) with a patch
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Manual Pages
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: jfa63@duck.com
                CC: doc@FreeBSD.org

I noticed some typos and potentially ambiguous grammar in flcose(3) and hav=
e a
patch to offer.

diff -u a/fclose.3 b/fclose.3=20
--- a/fclose.3  2024-02-13 18:08:37.324978000 +0000
+++ b/fclose.3  2024-02-13 18:47:48.201409000 +0000
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 the file descriptor will be written to it.
 If the
 .Fa fdp
-argument will be different then NULL the file descriptor will be returned =
in
it,
+argument is other than NULL, the file descriptor will be returned in it.
 If the stream does not have an associated file descriptor,
 .Fa fdp
 will be set to -1.

The sentence in question ended in a comma rather than a period. Also 'than'=
 is
needed to indicate a comparison whereas 'then' indicates a continuation. I =
hope
my change in grammar accurately coveys the correct meaning of the sentence.=
 If
not, I think it's because of the ambiguity.

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