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authorAlejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>2023-07-17 22:43:18 +0200
committerAlejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>2025-03-30 12:31:37 +0200
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man/: srcfix (\fX => \f[X])
While doing this global change, fix other minor issues found nearby. Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/man/man3/getw.3 b/man/man3/getw.3
index 0a1a6c4a45..a21d9210b7 100644
--- a/man/man3/getw.3
+++ b/man/man3/getw.3
@@ -34,15 +34,23 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR getw ()
-reads a word (that is, an \fIint\fP) from \fIstream\fP.
+reads a word (that is, an
+.IR int )
+from
+.IR stream .
It's provided for compatibility with SVr4.
We recommend you use
.BR fread (3)
instead.
.P
.BR putw ()
-writes the word \fIw\fP (that is,
-an \fIint\fP) to \fIstream\fP.
+writes the word
+.I w
+(that is,
+an
+.IR int )
+to
+.IR stream .
It is provided for compatibility with SVr4, but we recommend you use
.BR fwrite (3)
instead.
@@ -52,7 +60,8 @@ Normally,
returns the word read, and
.BR putw ()
returns 0.
-On error, they return \fBEOF\fP.
+On error, they return
+.BR EOF .
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).