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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