assert.3, assert_perror.3, rexec.3, rpc.3: Reword a sentence to use more gender-neutral language

Reported-by: Jon Grant <jg@jguk.org>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2013-09-26 15:06:36 +02:00
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4 changed files with 13 additions and 13 deletions

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.\" .\"
.\" Modified Sat Jul 24 21:42:42 1993 by Rik Faith <faith@cs.unc.edu> .\" Modified Sat Jul 24 21:42:42 1993 by Rik Faith <faith@cs.unc.edu>
.\" Modified Tue Oct 22 23:44:11 1996 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> .\" Modified Tue Oct 22 23:44:11 1996 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
.TH ASSERT 3 2002-08-25 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .TH ASSERT 3 2013-09-26 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
assert \- abort the program if assertion is false assert \- abort the program if assertion is false
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ if
.I expression .I expression
is false (i.e., compares equal to zero). is false (i.e., compares equal to zero).
.LP .LP
The purpose of this macro is to help the programmer find bugs in The purpose of this macro is to help programmers find bugs in
his program. their programs.
The message "assertion failed in file foo.c, function The message "assertion failed in file foo.c, function
do_bar(), line 1287" is of no help at all to a user. do_bar(), line 1287" is of no help at all to a user.
.SH RETURN VALUE .SH RETURN VALUE

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.\" This replaces an earlier man page written by Walter Harms .\" This replaces an earlier man page written by Walter Harms
.\" <walter.harms@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>. .\" <walter.harms@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>.
.\" .\"
.TH ASSERT_PERROR 3 2002-08-25 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .TH ASSERT_PERROR 3 2013-09-26 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
assert_perror \- test errnum and abort assert_perror \- test errnum and abort
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ No value is returned.
.SH CONFORMING TO .SH CONFORMING TO
This is a GNU extension. This is a GNU extension.
.SH BUGS .SH BUGS
The purpose of the assert macros is to help the programmer find bugs in The purpose of the assert macros is to help programmers find bugs in
his program, things that cannot happen unless there was a coding mistake. their programs, things that cannot happen unless there was a coding mistake.
However, with system or library calls the situation is rather different, However, with system or library calls the situation is rather different,
and error returns can happen, and will happen, and should be tested for. and error returns can happen, and will happen, and should be tested for.
Not by an assert, where the test goes away when Not by an assert, where the test goes away when

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.\" .\"
.\" 2013-06-21, mtk, Converted from mdoc to man macros .\" 2013-06-21, mtk, Converted from mdoc to man macros
.\" .\"
.TH REXEC 3 2013-07-04 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .TH REXEC 3 2013-09-26 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
rexec, rexec_af \- return stream to a remote command rexec, rexec_af \- return stream to a remote command
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ Otherwise
is set to the standard name of the host. is set to the standard name of the host.
If a username and password are both specified, then these If a username and password are both specified, then these
are used to authenticate to the foreign host; otherwise are used to authenticate to the foreign host; otherwise
the environment and then the user's the environment and then the
.I .netrc .I .netrc
file in his file in user's
home directory are searched for appropriate information. home directory are searched for appropriate information.
If all this fails, the user is prompted for the information. If all this fails, the user is prompted for the information.
.PP .PP

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.\" .\"
.\" 2007-12-30, mtk, Convert function prototypes to modern C syntax .\" 2007-12-30, mtk, Convert function prototypes to modern C syntax
.\" .\"
.TH RPC 3 2008-07-17 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .TH RPC 3 2013-09-26 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
rpc \- library routines for remote procedure calls rpc \- library routines for remote procedure calls
.SH SYNOPSIS AND DESCRIPTION .SH SYNOPSIS AND DESCRIPTION
@ -699,9 +699,9 @@ A global variable reflecting the RPC service side's
read file descriptor bit mask; it is suitable as a parameter to the read file descriptor bit mask; it is suitable as a parameter to the
.BR select (2) .BR select (2)
system call. system call.
This is of interest only if a service implementor does not call This is of interest only if a service implementor does their own
.BR svc_run (), asynchronous event processing, instead of calling
but rather does his own asynchronous event processing. .BR svc_run ().
This variable is read-only (do not pass its address to This variable is read-only (do not pass its address to
.BR select (2)!), .BR select (2)!),
yet it may change after calls to yet it may change after calls to