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Re: Error (typo) in quotacheck(8)
> Aditionally, the wording of man quotactl(2), Q_SETUSE, reads "Set
> disk usage limits", where, at least to me as a non-native speaker,
> the "limits" seems both superflous and confusing.
As someone who _is_ a native anglophone, I'd say it depends on what it
does. If Q_SETUSE really does set a limit, then the only confusing
thing is the SETUSE name, and there's nothing superfluous. If it sets
something else, then saying it sets a limit is not just confusing or
superfluous, it's outright _wrong_.
*rummage*
Based on looking at the kernel code behind Q_SETUSE, I believe the
latter is the case, that quotactl(2) should have s/ limits// applied.
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