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| -rw-r--r-- | text-utils/col.1 | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | text-utils/colcrt.1 | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | text-utils/colrm.1 | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | text-utils/hexdump.1 | 43 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | text-utils/more.1 | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | text-utils/rev.1 | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | text-utils/ul.1 | 4 |
7 files changed, 42 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/text-utils/col.1 b/text-utils/col.1 index 7f3e41344..bbec8feee 100644 --- a/text-utils/col.1 +++ b/text-utils/col.1 @@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ .Op Fl bfphx .Op Fl l Ar num .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Col -filters out reverse (and half reverse) line feeds so the output is -in the correct order with only forward and half forward line +.Nm +filters out reverse (and half-reverse) line feeds so the output is +in the correct order with only forward and half-forward line feeds, and replaces white-space characters with tabs where possible. This can be useful in processing the output of .Xr nroff 1 and .Xr tbl 1 . .Pp -.Nm Col +.Nm reads from standard input and writes to standard output. .Pp The options are as follows: @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Do not output any backspaces, printing only the last character written to each column position. .It Fl f, Fl Fl fine Forward half line feeds are permitted (``fine'' mode). -Normally characters printed on a half line boundary are printed +Normally characters printed on a half-line boundary are printed on the following line. .It Fl p, Fl Fl pass Force unknown control sequences to be passed through unchanged. @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ reverse line feed (11) All unrecognized control characters and escape sequences are discarded. .Pp -.Nm Col +.Nm keeps track of the character set as characters are read and makes sure the character set is correct when they are output. .Pp diff --git a/text-utils/colcrt.1 b/text-utils/colcrt.1 index b7650c6a7..fb4535bf4 100644 --- a/text-utils/colcrt.1 +++ b/text-utils/colcrt.1 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ .Op Fl \&2 .Op Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Colcrt +.Nm provides virtual half-line and reverse line feed sequences for terminals without such capability, and on which overstriking is destructive. diff --git a/text-utils/colrm.1 b/text-utils/colrm.1 index f81e363d1..3bc214da7 100644 --- a/text-utils/colrm.1 +++ b/text-utils/colrm.1 @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ .Nm colrm .Op Ar startcol Op Ar endcol .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Colrm +.Nm removes selected columns from a file. Input is taken from standard input. Output is sent to standard output. .Pp diff --git a/text-utils/hexdump.1 b/text-utils/hexdump.1 index 4ae656570..ce783c1c5 100644 --- a/text-utils/hexdump.1 +++ b/text-utils/hexdump.1 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ .Os util-linux .Sh NAME .Nm hexdump -.Nd ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal dump +.Nd display file contents in ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, or octal .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl bcCdovx @@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ .Ek .Ar file ... .Sh DESCRIPTION -The hexdump utility is a filter which displays the specified files, or -the standard input, if no files are specified, in a user specified +The +.Nm +utility is a filter which displays the specified files, or +standard input if no files are specified, in a user-specified format. .Pp The options are as follows: @@ -63,22 +65,22 @@ The options are as follows: .It Fl b .Em One-byte octal display . Display the input offset in hexadecimal, followed by sixteen -space-separated, three column, zero-filled, bytes of input data, +space-separated, three-column, zero-filled bytes of input data, in octal, per line. .It Fl c .Em One-byte character display . Display the input offset in hexadecimal, followed by sixteen -space-separated, three column, space-filled, characters of input +space-separated, three-column, space-filled characters of input data per line. .It Fl C .Em Canonical hex+ASCII display . Display the input offset in hexadecimal, followed by sixteen -space-separated, two column, hexadecimal bytes, followed by the +space-separated, two-column, hexadecimal bytes, followed by the same sixteen bytes in %_p format enclosed in ``|'' characters. .It Fl d .Em Two-byte decimal display . Display the input offset in hexadecimal, followed by eight -space-separated, five column, zero-filled, two-byte units +space-separated, five-column, zero-filled, two-byte units of input data, in unsigned decimal, per line. .It Fl e Ar format_string Specify a format string to be used for displaying data. @@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ bytes of input. .It Fl o .Em Two-byte octal display . Display the input offset in hexadecimal, followed by eight -space-separated, six column, zero-filled, two byte quantities of +space-separated, six-column, zero-filled, two-byte quantities of input data, in octal, per line. .It Fl s Ar offset Skip @@ -129,18 +131,20 @@ respectively. .It Fl v The .Fl v -option causes hexdump to display all input data. +option causes +.Nm +to display all input data. Without the .Fl v -option, any number of groups of output lines, which would be +option, any number of groups of output lines which would be identical to the immediately preceding group of output lines (except for the input offsets), are replaced with a line comprised of a single asterisk. .It Fl x .Em Two-byte hexadecimal display . -Display the input offset in hexadecimal, followed by eight, space -separated, four column, zero-filled, two-byte quantities of input -data, in hexadecimal, per line. +Display the input offset in hexadecimal, followed by eight +space-separated, four-column, zero-filled, two-byte quantities of +input data, in hexadecimal, per line. .El .Pp For each input file, @@ -206,7 +210,9 @@ described in the C standard are supported: .Ed .El .Pp -Hexdump also supports the following additional conversion strings: +The +.Nm +utility also supports the following additional conversion strings: .Bl -tag -width Fl .It Cm \&_a Ns Op Cm dox Display the input offset, cumulative across input files, of the @@ -225,10 +231,10 @@ conversion string except that it is only performed once, when all of the input data has been processed. .It Cm \&_c Output characters in the default character set. -Nonprinting characters are displayed in three character, zero-padded +Nonprinting characters are displayed in three-character, zero-padded octal, except for those representable by standard escape notation (see above), -which are displayed as two character strings. +which are displayed as two-character strings. .It Cm _p Output characters in the default character set. Nonprinting characters are displayed as a single @@ -278,8 +284,9 @@ not have a specified iteration count, have the iteration count incremented until the entire input block has been processed or there is not enough data remaining in the block to satisfy the format string. .Pp -If, either as a result of user specification or hexdump modifying -the iteration count as described above, an iteration count is +If, either as a result of user specification or +.Nm +modifying the iteration count as described above, an iteration count is greater than one, no trailing whitespace characters are output during the last iteration. .Pp diff --git a/text-utils/more.1 b/text-utils/more.1 index 1ef71ec3a..480b5580a 100644 --- a/text-utils/more.1 +++ b/text-utils/more.1 @@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ .Op +\fIlinenum\fP .Op Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm More +.Nm is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is especially primitive. Users should realize that .Xr less 1 provides .Xr more 1 -emulation and extensive enhancements. +emulation plus extensive enhancements. .Sh OPTIONS -Command line options are described below. +Command-line options are described below. Options are also taken from the environment variable .Ev MORE (make sure to precede them with a dash (``-'')) but command @@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ folded). .It Fl p Do not scroll. Instead, clear the whole screen and then display the text. .Pp -Notice that this option is switched automatically on if executable is named to `page'. +Notice that this option is switched on automatically if the executable is named +.Nm page . .It Fl c Do not scroll. Instead, paint each screen from the top, clearing the remainder of each line as it is displayed. diff --git a/text-utils/rev.1 b/text-utils/rev.1 index 6ae4a8636..f8850e088 100644 --- a/text-utils/rev.1 +++ b/text-utils/rev.1 @@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm rev -utility copies the specified files to the standard output, reversing the +utility copies the specified files to standard output, reversing the order of characters in every line. -If no files are specified, the standard input is read. +If no files are specified, standard input is read. .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl V, Fl Fl version Output version information and exit. diff --git a/text-utils/ul.1 b/text-utils/ul.1 index 5827bf746..dd1764e1e 100644 --- a/text-utils/ul.1 +++ b/text-utils/ul.1 @@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ by the environment variable The .Pa terminfo database is read to determine the appropriate sequences for underlining. -If the terminal is incapable of underlining, but is capable of -a standout mode then that is used instead. +If the terminal is incapable of underlining but is capable of +a standout mode, then that is used instead. If the terminal can overstrike, or handles underlining automatically, .Nm ul |