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authorAlejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>2021-03-20 00:57:20 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2021-04-04 22:04:29 +0200
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printf.3: Minor wording tweaks to Utkarsh's patch
The format string refers to the whole string passed in 'format'. The syntax referred to is that of a conversion specification, as called in the manual page. Use specific language. Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man3/printf.3 b/man3/printf.3
index e5da32970d..fcc3bd6f31 100644
--- a/man3/printf.3
+++ b/man3/printf.3
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ an optional
and an optional
.IR "length modifier" .
.PP
-Overall syntax of format string is:
+The overall syntax of a conversion specification is:
.PP
.in +4n
.nf