20 files changed, 27 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/man2/add_key.2 b/man2/add_key.2
index 0d136e4aa4..3b41580a24 100644
--- a/man2/add_key.2
+++ b/man2/add_key.2
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ On success,
 returns the serial number of the key it created or updated.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EACCES
diff --git a/man2/futex.2 b/man2/futex.2
index 04df4896fb..5f41abaa04 100644
--- a/man2/futex.2
+++ b/man2/futex.2
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ was invoked via
 .BR syscall (2)),
 all operations return \-1 and set
 .I errno
-to indicate the cause of the error.
+to indicate the error.
 .PP
 The return value on success depends on the operation,
 as described in the following list:
diff --git a/man2/getpriority.2 b/man2/getpriority.2
index 4646ca5332..e3fbeb4f30 100644
--- a/man2/getpriority.2
+++ b/man2/getpriority.2
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ On success,
 returns the calling thread's nice value, which may be a negative number.
 On error, it returns \-1 and sets
 .I errno
-to indicate the cause of the error.
+to indicate the error.
 .PP
 Since a successful call to
 .BR getpriority ()
diff --git a/man2/inotify_rm_watch.2 b/man2/inotify_rm_watch.2
index eae66d59d1..459642ebc2 100644
--- a/man2/inotify_rm_watch.2
+++ b/man2/inotify_rm_watch.2
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ On success,
 returns zero.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EBADF
diff --git a/man2/ioctl_userfaultfd.2 b/man2/ioctl_userfaultfd.2
index 14dba42433..945badf089 100644
--- a/man2/ioctl_userfaultfd.2
+++ b/man2/ioctl_userfaultfd.2
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ This
 operation returns 0 on success.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 Possible errors include:
 .TP
 .B EFAULT
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ This
 operation returns 0 on success.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 Possible errors include:
 .\" FIXME Is the following error list correct?
 .\"
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ This
 operation returns 0 on success.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 Possible errors include:
 .TP
 .B EINVAL
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ operation returns 0 on success.
 In this case, the entire area was copied.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 Possible errors include:
 .TP
 .B EAGAIN
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ operation returns 0 on success.
 In this case, the entire area was zeroed.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 Possible errors include:
 .TP
 .B EAGAIN
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ This
 operation returns 0 on success.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 Possible errors include:
 .TP
 .B EINVAL
diff --git a/man2/mmap.2 b/man2/mmap.2
index 30170fbedf..b44a8f1b78 100644
--- a/man2/mmap.2
+++ b/man2/mmap.2
@@ -497,14 +497,14 @@ On error, the value
 .IR "(void\ *)\ \-1" )
 is returned, and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .PP
 On success,
 .BR munmap ()
 returns 0.
 On failure, it returns \-1, and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error (probably to
+is set to indicate the error (probably to
 .BR EINVAL ).
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
diff --git a/man2/open_by_handle_at.2 b/man2/open_by_handle_at.2
index 56228a1ae0..eb2ef1459f 100644
--- a/man2/open_by_handle_at.2
+++ b/man2/open_by_handle_at.2
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ returns a file descriptor (a nonnegative integer).
 .PP
 In the event of an error, both system calls return \-1 and set
 .I errno
-to indicate the cause of the error.
+to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .BR name_to_handle_at ()
 and
diff --git a/man2/perfmonctl.2 b/man2/perfmonctl.2
index 8c010069d9..1c0197190f 100644
--- a/man2/perfmonctl.2
+++ b/man2/perfmonctl.2
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Reset PMC registers to default values.
 returns zero when the operation is successful.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH VERSIONS
 .BR perfmonctl ()
 is available since Linux 2.4.
diff --git a/man2/pidfd_getfd.2 b/man2/pidfd_getfd.2
index 1a1319aaec..636aa46cb1 100644
--- a/man2/pidfd_getfd.2
+++ b/man2/pidfd_getfd.2
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ On success,
 returns a file descriptor (a nonnegative integer).
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EBADF
diff --git a/man2/pidfd_open.2 b/man2/pidfd_open.2
index b6a3215625..51418d3dbc 100644
--- a/man2/pidfd_open.2
+++ b/man2/pidfd_open.2
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ On success,
 returns a file descriptor (a nonnegative integer).
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EINVAL
diff --git a/man2/pidfd_send_signal.2 b/man2/pidfd_send_signal.2
index da10c7d0f4..02b8fac4b9 100644
--- a/man2/pidfd_send_signal.2
+++ b/man2/pidfd_send_signal.2
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ On success,
 returns 0.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EBADF
diff --git a/man2/poll.2 b/man2/poll.2
index b45e37f8a5..f32051522c 100644
--- a/man2/poll.2
+++ b/man2/poll.2
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ before any file descriptors became read.
 .PP
 On error, \-1 is returned, and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EFAULT
diff --git a/man2/pread.2 b/man2/pread.2
index 9f2cabaa7a..0204671428 100644
--- a/man2/pread.2
+++ b/man2/pread.2
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ and
 .PP
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .BR pread ()
 can fail and set
diff --git a/man2/readahead.2 b/man2/readahead.2
index c551d87714..4f606770e7 100644
--- a/man2/readahead.2
+++ b/man2/readahead.2
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ On success,
 .BR readahead ()
 returns 0; on failure, \-1 is returned, with
 .I errno
-set to indicate the cause of the error.
+set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EBADF
diff --git a/man2/request_key.2 b/man2/request_key.2
index 997c221b7e..89bde01c36 100644
--- a/man2/request_key.2
+++ b/man2/request_key.2
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ On success,
 returns the serial number of the key it found or caused to be created.
 On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EACCES
diff --git a/man2/sched_setattr.2 b/man2/sched_setattr.2
index 3d255f6227..ecbdbffc4a 100644
--- a/man2/sched_setattr.2
+++ b/man2/sched_setattr.2
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ and
 return 0.
 On error, \-1 is returned, and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .BR sched_getattr ()
 and
diff --git a/man2/seccomp.2 b/man2/seccomp.2
index 181e89bfc2..cd1256a196 100644
--- a/man2/seccomp.2
+++ b/man2/seccomp.2
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ and
 .BR gettid (2).)
 On other errors, \-1 is returned, and
 .IR errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .BR seccomp ()
 can fail for the following reasons:
diff --git a/man2/shmop.2 b/man2/shmop.2
index 111f2f4039..941ea66866 100644
--- a/man2/shmop.2
+++ b/man2/shmop.2
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ returns the address of the attached shared memory segment; on error,
 .I (void\ *)\ \-1
 is returned, and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .PP
 On success,
 .BR shmdt ()
 returns 0; on error \-1 is returned, and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 When
 .BR shmat ()
diff --git a/man2/sysinfo.2 b/man2/sysinfo.2
index ab58dae885..eedf0755ff 100644
--- a/man2/sysinfo.2
+++ b/man2/sysinfo.2
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ On success,
 returns zero.
 On error, \-1 is returned, and
 .I errno
-is set to indicate the cause of the error.
+is set to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EFAULT
diff --git a/man2/write.2 b/man2/write.2
index 37b251d9f8..b6c42df8a7 100644
--- a/man2/write.2
+++ b/man2/write.2
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ see NOTES for the upper limit on Linux.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 On success, the number of bytes written is returned.
 On error, \-1 is returned, and \fIerrno\fP is set
-to indicate the cause of the error.
+to indicate the error.
 .PP
 Note that a successful
 .BR write ()