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@xxxxxxxxx> --- man3/printf.3 | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man3/printf.3 b/man3/printf.3 index 7c993074c..f69a44066 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 -- 2.30.1
