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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2008-06-26 13:28:19 +0000
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2008-06-26 13:28:19 +0000
commit80d26cefad62bd560980de688662b0fdaf5fa24c (patch)
tree1045a33e23e00f446fd17025d7546b871c82790f
parent5b8dbfd4d01349b933932bca56fc6bc3217aca81 (diff)
downloadman-pages-80d26cefad62bd560980de688662b0fdaf5fa24c.tar.gz
ffix
-rw-r--r--man1/intro.14
-rw-r--r--man1/time.116
-rw-r--r--man2/execve.22
3 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/man1/intro.1 b/man1/intro.1
index b7ceb07fd6..ba973b66e9 100644
--- a/man1/intro.1
+++ b/man1/intro.1
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ The command
.I ls
lists the contents of the current directory \(em it tells you what
files you have.
-With a \-l option it gives a long listing,
+With a
+.I \-l
+option it gives a long listing,
that includes the owner and size and date of the file, and the
permissions people have for reading and/or changing the file.
For example, the file "tel" here is 37 bytes long, owned by aeb
diff --git a/man1/time.1 b/man1/time.1
index 880f299d34..73c7c86831 100644
--- a/man1/time.1
+++ b/man1/time.1
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ Disregarding the name of the utility, GNU makes it output lots of
useful information, not only about time used, but also on other
resources like memory, I/O and IPC calls (where available).
The output is formatted using a format string that can be specified
-using the \-f option or the
+using the
+.I \-f
+option or the
.B TIME
environment variable.
.LP
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@ The default format string is:
.br
.in
.LP
-When the \-p option is given the (portable) output format
+When the
+.I \-p
+option is given the (portable) output format
.PP
.in +4n
real %e
@@ -254,8 +258,12 @@ the utility to be used.
Uses like MORE or TIME for options to programs
(instead of program pathnames) tend to lead to difficulties.
.LP
-It seems unfortunate that \-o overwrites instead of appends.
-(That is, the \-a option should be the default.)
+It seems unfortunate that
+.I \-o
+overwrites instead of appends.
+(That is, the
+.I \-a
+option should be the default.)
.LP
Mail suggestions and bug reports for GNU
.B time
diff --git a/man2/execve.2 b/man2/execve.2
index 3b72c969fc..fcced4007e 100644
--- a/man2/execve.2
+++ b/man2/execve.2
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ The process name, as set by
.BR prctl (2)
.B PR_SET_NAME
(and displayed by
-.IR "ps \-o comm" ),
+.IR "ps\ \-o comm" ),
is reset to the name of the new executable file.
.IP *
The termination signal is reset to