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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2014-01-18 23:58:39 +1300
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2014-01-18 23:58:39 +1300
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madvise.2, perf_event_open.2, query_module.2, stat.2, sem_init.3, hpsa.4, rtc.4, st.4, elf.5, filesystems.5, proc.5, environ.7, man-pages.7, regex.7, units.7: Reword to avoid use of "etc."
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@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ separated by \(aq|\(aq.
It matches anything that matches one of the branches.
.PP
A branch is one\*(dg or more \fIpieces\fR, concatenated.
-It matches a match for the first, followed by a match for the second, etc.
+It matches a match for the first, followed by a match for the second,
+and so on.
.PP
A piece is an \fIatom\fR possibly followed
by a single\*(dg \(aq*\(aq, \(aq+\(aq, \(aq?\(aq, or \fIbound\fR.