From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> --- man7/man-pages.7 | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7 index 0d58f81d5..a21f88d86 100644 --- a/man7/man-pages.7 +++ b/man7/man-pages.7 @@ -634,14 +634,14 @@ macro. An example is this "Tagged paragraphs" subsection is itself. .TP Ordered lists -Elements are preceeded by a number in parentheses (1), (2). +Elements are preceded by a number in parentheses (1), (2). These represent a set of steps that have an order. .IP When there are substeps, they will be numbered like (4.2). .TP Positional lists -Elements are preceeded by a number (index) in square brackets [4], [5]. +Elements are preceded by a number (index) in square brackets [4], [5]. These represent fields in a set. The first index will be: .IP @@ -660,11 +660,11 @@ to be consistent with tools like .RE .TP Alternatives list -Elements are preceeded by a letter in parentheses (a), (b). +Elements are preceded by a letter in parentheses (a), (b). These represent a set of (normally) exclusive alternatives. .TP Bullet lists -Elements are preceeded by bullet symbols +Elements are preceded by bullet symbols .RB ( \e(bu ). Anything that doesn't fit elsewhere is usually covered by this type of list. -- 2.38.1
