From 4b2dad2e7e7a178d14500fa991ea1f9ef52d5eee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin B Rye Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 13:17:27 +0200 Subject: * doc/apt-config.8.xml: - review and fix spelling issues --- doc/apt-config.8.xml | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/apt-config.8.xml') diff --git a/doc/apt-config.8.xml b/doc/apt-config.8.xml index a7164b4e7..dc585cfb2 100644 --- a/doc/apt-config.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-config.8.xml @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ apt-config is an internal program used by various portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses the main configuration file /etc/apt/apt.conf in a - manner that is easy to use by scripted applications. + manner that is easy to use for scripted applications. Unless the , or option is given, one of the commands below must be present. @@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ - shell is used to access the configuration information from a shell - script. It is given pairs of arguments, the first being a shell - variable and the second the configuration value to query. As output - it lists a series of shell assignments commands for each present value. - In a shell script it should be used like: + shell is used to access the configuration information from a shell + script. It is given pairs of arguments, the first being a shell + variable and the second the configuration value to query. As output + it lists shell assignment commands for each value present. + In a shell script it should be used as follows: @@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ eval $RES - Defines the output of each config option. %t will be replaced with the name of the option, - %f with the complete optionname and %v with the value of the option. + Defines the output of each config option. %t will be replaced with its individual name, + %f with its full hierarchical name and %v with its value. Use uppercase letters and special characters in the value will be encoded to ensure that - it can e.g. be savely used in a quoted-string as defined by RFC822. Additionally - %n will be replaced by a newline, %N by a tab. A % can be + it can e.g. be safely used in a quoted-string as defined by RFC822. Additionally + %n will be replaced by a newline, and %N by a tab. A % can be printed by using %%. -- cgit v1.2.3