[PATCH] flock.1: Change the 'exit status' section to make more sense

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Signed-off-by: Wieland Hoffmann <themineo@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 sys-utils/flock.1 | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sys-utils/flock.1 b/sys-utils/flock.1
index d9f7d86..99ae682 100644
--- a/sys-utils/flock.1
+++ b/sys-utils/flock.1
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ also sets the FLOCKER env var to the right value so it doesn't run again.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 The command uses
 .B sysexits.h
-return values for everything else but an options
+return values for everything, except when using either of the options
 .I \-n
 or
 .I \-w
-failures which return either the value given by the
+which report a failure to acquire the lock with a return value given by the
 .I \-E
 option, or 1 by default.
 .SH AUTHOR
-- 
1.8.5.2

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