eventfd.2, set_mempolicy.2, timerfd_create.2, fwide.3, resolver.3, spufs.7, symlink.7, udplite.7, unicode.7: Replace uses of "i.e.," in main text with "that is" or similar

Usual man-pages style is to use "i.e." only within
parenthetical expressions.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2014-01-01 16:15:14 +13:00
parent 5aecfe9017
commit 88879aebdd
9 changed files with 16 additions and 15 deletions

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@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ if the size of the supplied buffer is less than 8 bytes.
.IP .IP
The value returned by The value returned by
.BR read (2) .BR read (2)
is in host byte order, is in host byte order\(emthat is,
i.e., the native byte order for integers on the host machine. the native byte order for integers on the host machine.
.IP .IP
The semantics of The semantics of
.BR read (2) .BR read (2)

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@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ The
.B MPOL_DEFAULT .B MPOL_DEFAULT
mode specifies that any nondefault process memory policy be removed, mode specifies that any nondefault process memory policy be removed,
so that the memory policy "falls back" to the system default policy. so that the memory policy "falls back" to the system default policy.
The system default policy is "local allocation"-- The system default policy is "local allocation"\(emthat is,
i.e., allocate memory on the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation. allocate memory on the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation.
.I nodemask .I nodemask
must be specified as NULL. must be specified as NULL.
If the "local node" contains no free memory, the system will If the "local node" contains no free memory, the system will

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@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ then the buffer given to
returns an unsigned 8-byte integer returns an unsigned 8-byte integer
.RI ( uint64_t ) .RI ( uint64_t )
containing the number of expirations that have occurred. containing the number of expirations that have occurred.
(The returned value is in host byte order, (The returned value is in host byte order\(emthat is,
i.e., the native byte order for integers on the host machine.) the native byte order for integers on the host machine.)
.IP .IP
If no timer expirations have occurred at the time of the If no timer expirations have occurred at the time of the
.BR read (2), .BR read (2),

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@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ orientation of \fIstream\fP.
It returns a positive value if \fIstream\fP is It returns a positive value if \fIstream\fP is
wide-character oriented, that is, if wide-character I/O is permitted but char wide-character oriented, that is, if wide-character I/O is permitted but char
I/O is disallowed. I/O is disallowed.
It returns a negative value if \fIstream\fP is byte oriented, It returns a negative value if \fIstream\fP is byte oriented\(emthat is,
i.e., if char I/O is permitted but wide-character I/O is disallowed. if char I/O is permitted but wide-character I/O is disallowed.
It It
returns zero if \fIstream\fP has no orientation yet; in this case the next returns zero if \fIstream\fP has no orientation yet; in this case the next
I/O operation might change the orientation (to byte oriented if it is a char I/O operation might change the orientation (to byte oriented if it is a char

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@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ by the domain name server, not by
If set, If set,
.BR res_search () .BR res_search ()
will append the default domain name to will append the default domain name to
single component names, i.e., those that do not contain a dot. single component names\(emthat is, those that do not contain a dot.
[Enabled by default]. [Enabled by default].
.TP .TP
.B RES_STAYOPEN .B RES_STAYOPEN

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@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ whenever space is available for writing.
.TP .TP
.IR /mbox_stat ", " /ibox_stat ", " /wbox_stat .IR /mbox_stat ", " /ibox_stat ", " /wbox_stat
These are read-only files that contain the length of the current These are read-only files that contain the length of the current
queue of each mailbox, i.e., how many words can be read from queue of each mailbox\(emthat is, how many words can be read from
.IR mbox " or " ibox .IR mbox " or " ibox
or how many words can be written to or how many words can be written to
.I wbox .I wbox

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@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ The
command is also an exception to this rule. command is also an exception to this rule.
For compatibility with historic systems (when For compatibility with historic systems (when
.BR ls (1) .BR ls (1)
is not doing a tree walk, i.e., the is not doing a tree walk\(emthat is,
.I \-R .I \-R
option is not specified), option is not specified),
the the

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@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ If this option is not set, the only difference to UDP is
in using a different IP protocol identifier (IANA number 136). in using a different IP protocol identifier (IANA number 136).
The UDP-Lite implementation is a full extension of The UDP-Lite implementation is a full extension of
.BR udp (7), .BR udp (7)\(emthat
i.e., it shares the same API and API behaviour, and in addition is, it shares the same API and API behaviour, and in addition
offers two socket options to control the checksum coverage. offers two socket options to control the checksum coverage.
.SS Address format .SS Address format
UDP-Litev4 uses the UDP-Litev4 uses the

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@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ defines the
.BR "Universal Character Set (UCS)" . .BR "Universal Character Set (UCS)" .
UCS contains all characters of all other character set standards. UCS contains all characters of all other character set standards.
It also guarantees It also guarantees
.BR "round-trip compatibility" , .BR "round-trip compatibility";
i.e., conversion tables can be built such that no information is lost in other words,
conversion tables can be built such that no information is lost
when a string is converted from any other encoding to UCS and back. when a string is converted from any other encoding to UCS and back.
UCS contains the characters required to represent practically all UCS contains the characters required to represent practically all