On some of the commas: There are a few of instances of Subject verb object partclause, advphrase. For example: This function catenates the input character sequence | subject | verb | object | contained in a null-padded wixed-width buffer, | participial clause | into a destination string. | adverbial phrase | Imagining the participial clause away, there shouldn't be a comma preceding the restrictive adverbial phrase: The input character sequence is really, always catenated into a destination string; that is essential. For example: This function catenates the input character sequence into a destination string. The participial clause, being non-restrictive---there is but one input character sequence that could be meant---, should be enclosed by commas. That is the existing comma's purpose and doesn't work without the added, first comma. Cc: "G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Lennart Jablonka <humm@xxxxxxxxx> --- man7/string_copying.7 | 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/man7/string_copying.7 b/man7/string_copying.7 index 34031ea02..78cb98940 100644 --- a/man7/string_copying.7 +++ b/man7/string_copying.7 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const char *restrict " src , .PP // Zero a fixed-width buffer, and // copy a string into a character sequence with truncation. -.BI "char *strncpy(char " dest "[restrict ." sz "], \ +.BI "char *strncpy(char " dst "[restrict ." sz "], \ const char *restrict " src , .BI " size_t " sz ); .PP @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ instead of In programs that make considerable use of strings or character sequences, and need the best performance, using overlapping character sequences can make a big difference. -It allows holding subsequences of a larger character sequence. +It allows holding subsequences of a larger character sequence, while not duplicating memory nor using time to do a copy. .PP @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ It returns a pointer suitable for chaining. Truncation needs to be detected only once after the last chained call. .IP This function is not provided by any library; -See EXAMPLES for a reference implementation. +see EXAMPLES for a reference implementation. .\" ----- DESCRIPTION :: Functions :: strlcpy(3bsd), strlcat(3bsd) ----/ .TP .BR strlcpy (3bsd) @@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ is a more useful alternative to this function. .\" ----- DESCRIPTION :: Functions :: zustr2ustp(3) --------------------/ .TP .BR zustr2ustp (3) -This function copies the input character sequence -contained in a null-padded wixed-width buffer, +This function copies the input character sequence, +contained in a null-padded fixed-width buffer, into a destination character sequence. The programmer is responsible for allocating a buffer large enough. It returns a pointer suitable for chaining. @@ -451,12 +451,12 @@ since the size of the original character sequence is always known, so it wouldn't be very useful. .IP This function is not provided by any library; -See EXAMPLES for a reference implementation. +see EXAMPLES for a reference implementation. .\" ----- DESCRIPTION :: Functions :: zustr2stp(3) --------------------/ .TP .BR zustr2stp (3) -This function copies the input character sequence -contained in a null-padded wixed-width buffer, +This function copies the input character sequence, +contained in a null-padded fixed-width buffer, into a destination string. The programmer is responsible for allocating a buffer large enough. It returns a pointer suitable for chaining. @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ since the size of the original character sequence is always known, so it wouldn't be very useful. .IP This function is not provided by any library; -See EXAMPLES for a reference implementation. +see EXAMPLES for a reference implementation. .\" ----- DESCRIPTION :: Functions :: strncat(3) ----------------------/ .TP .BR strncat (3) @@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ Do not confuse this function with .BR strncpy (3); they are not related at all. .IP -This function catenates the input character sequence -contained in a null-padded wixed-width buffer, +This function catenates the input character sequence, +contained in a null-padded fixed-width buffer, into a destination string. The programmer is responsible for allocating a buffer large enough. The return value is useless. -- 2.40.1
