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10067 Miscellaneous man page typos
Reviewed by: Robert Mustacchi <rm@joyent.com>
Reviewed by: Andy Fiddaman <andy@omniosce.org>
Reviewed by: Volker A. Brandt <vab@bb-c.de>

@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
 .nf
 \fB/usr/ucb/file\fR [\fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR] [\fB-cL\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] \fIfilename\fR...
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBfile\fR performs a series of tests on each  \fIfilename\fR in an attempt to
 determine what it contains. If the contents of a file appear to be  \fBASCII\fR
 text, \fBfile\fR examines the first 512 bytes and tries to guess its language.
 .sp

@@ -22,11 +21,10 @@
 .LP
 \fBfile\fR uses the file \fB/etc/magic\fR to identify files that have some sort
 of \fImagic number\fR, that is, any file containing a numeric or string
 constant that indicates its type.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fB-c\fR\fR
 .ad
 .RS 12n

@@ -91,11 +89,11 @@
 counts:         ascii text
 doc:            roff,nroff, or eqn input text
 empty.file:     empty
 libz:           archive random library
 memos:          directory
-project:        symboliclink to /usr/project
+project:        symbolic link to /usr/project
 script:         executable shell script
 titles:         ascii text
 s5.stuff:       cpio archive
 
 

@@ -103,11 +101,10 @@
 .fi
 .in -2
 .sp
 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-.sp
 .LP
 The environment variables \fBLC_CTYPE\fR, \fBLANG\fR, and \fBLC_default\fR
 control the character classification throughout \fBfile\fR. On entry to
 \fBfile\fR, these environment variables are checked in the following order:
 \fBLC_CTYPE\fR, \fBLANG\fR, and \fBLC_default\fR. When a valid value is found,

@@ -115,19 +112,16 @@
 example, a new setting for \fBLANG\fR does not override the current valid
 character classification rules of \fBLC_CTYPE\fR. When none of the values is
 valid, the shell character classification defaults to the   POSIX.1 "C"
 locale.
 .SH FILES
-.sp
 .LP
 \fB/etc/magic\fR
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBmagic\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5)
 .SH BUGS
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBfile\fR often makes mistakes.  In particular, it often suggests that command
 files are C programs.
 .sp
 .LP