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3768 fnmatch(5) is worded poorly

@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@
        regular expression notation. For this reason, the description of the
        rules for this pattern matching notation is based on the description of
        regular expression notation described on the regex(5) manual page.
 
    Patterns Matching a Single Character
-       The following patterns matching a single character match a single
-       character: ordinary characters, special pattern characters and pattern
-       bracket expressions. The pattern bracket expression will also match a
-       single collating element.
+       The following patterns match a single character: ordinary characters,
+       special pattern characters and pattern bracket expressions. The pattern
+       bracket expression will also match a single collating element.
 
 
        An ordinary character is a pattern that matches itself. It can be any
        character in the supported character set except for NUL, those special
        shell characters that require quoting, and the following three special

@@ -231,6 +230,6 @@
 SEE ALSO
        find(1), ksh(1), fnmatch(3C), regex(5)
 
 
 
-                                March 28, 1995                      FNMATCH(5)
+                                 June 14, 2015                      FNMATCH(5)