Thread (8 messages) 8 messages, 1 author, 2011-01-12

[PATCH ethtool 6/7] ethtool.8: Reword synopses for consistency and style

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From: Ben Hutchings <hidden>
Date: 2011-01-12 16:23:14
Subsystem: the rest · Maintainer: Linus Torvalds

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <redacted>
diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index b7ba73e..203d33d 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 .TH ETHTOOL 8 "January 2011" "Ethtool version @VERSION@"
 .SH NAME
-ethtool \- Display or change network driver and hardware settings
+ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B ethtool
 .I ethX
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ ethtool \- Display or change network driver and hardware settings
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BI ethtool
-is used for querying and changing settings of a network device driver
-and hardware, particularly for wired Ethernet devices.
+is used to query and control network device driver and hardware
+settings, particularly for wired Ethernet devices.
 
 .I ethX
 is the name of the network device on which ethtool should operate.
-- 
1.7.3.4



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Ben Hutchings, Senior Software Engineer, Solarflare Communications
Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.
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