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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
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@@ -6490,15 +6490,15 @@ This file display information about memory zones.
This is useful for analyzing virtual memory behavior.
.\" FIXME more should be said about /proc/zoneinfo
.SH NOTES
-Many strings (e.g., the environment and command line) are in
-the internal format, with subfields terminated by null bytes (\(aq\\0\(aq),
-so you
-may find that things are more readable if you use a command such as the following
-to read them:
-.IP
+Many files contain strings (e.g., the environment and command line)
+that are in the internal format,
+with subfields terminated by null bytes (\(aq\\0\(aq).
+When inspecting such files, you may find that the results are more readable
+if you use a command of the following form to display them:
+.PP
.in +4n
.EX
-.RB "$" " tr \(aq\e000\(aq \(aq\en\(aq < <file>"
+.RB "$" " cat \fIfile\fP | tr \(aq\e000\(aq \(aq\en\(aq"
.EE
.in
.PP