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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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