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getpt.3: Minor wording fixes 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2020-07-28 22:40:04 +02:00
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.\" .\"
.TH GETPT 3 2020-02-09 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .TH GETPT 3 2020-02-09 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
getpt \- open the pseudoterminal master getpt \- open a new pseudoterminal master
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
.nf .nf
.BR "#define _GNU_SOURCE" " /* See feature_test_macros(7) */" .BR "#define _GNU_SOURCE" " /* See feature_test_macros(7) */"
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.fi .fi
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
.BR getpt () .BR getpt ()
opens a pseudoterminal master and returns its file descriptor. opens a new pseudoterminal device and returns a file descriptor
that refers to that device.
It is equivalent to It is equivalent to
.PP .PP
.in +4n .in +4n
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.in .in
.PP .PP
on Linux systems, though the pseudoterminal master is located on Linux systems, though the pseudoterminal master is located
elsewhere on some systems that use GNU Libc. elsewhere on some systems that use the GNU C library.
.SH RETURN VALUE .SH RETURN VALUE
.BR getpt () .BR getpt ()
returns an open file descriptor upon successful completion. returns an open file descriptor upon successful completion.