Subject: misc/1846: Spelling error in madvise() man page
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Peter Seebach <seebs@taniemarie.solon.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/17/1995 20:24:31
>Number: 1846
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: "advise" is a verb, "advice" is a noun
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Dec 17 21:35:01 1995
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Peter Seebach
>Organization:
Usenet Fact Police (Undercover)
>Release: Dec 12 1995
>Environment:
System: NetBSD taniemarie 1.1 NetBSD 1.1 (SEEBS) #3: Tue Nov 28 18:59:30 CST 1995 seebs@taniemarie:/usr/src/sys/arch/amiga/compile/SEEBS amiga
>Description:
The man page for madvise() claims it will "give advise".
>How-To-Repeat:
man 2 madvise
>Fix:
Use "advice" for the thing given when one advises.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: