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Re: Awkward wording in directory(3) man page



In article <Pine.NEB.4.64.1601221702390.15468%pokey.whooppee.com@localhost>,
Paul Goyette  <paul%whooppee.com@localhost> wrote:
>Currently, the compatability section says
>
> 	... The IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (``POSIX.1'') standard does not
> 	however any more mandate that directory streams are necessarily
> 	implemented by using file descriptors. ...
>
>That's really awkward for a native-Engilish speaker!  Perhaps it could
>be better written as
>
> 	... The IEEE Std 1003.1-2008(``POSIX.1'') standard no longer
> 	mandates that directory streams be implemented by using file
> 	descriptors. ...

I like it.

christos



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