docs/160267: [patch] wlan.4 has incorrect apostrophe

Warren Block wblock at wonkity.com
Sun Aug 28 22:40:17 UTC 2011


>Number:         160267
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [patch] wlan.4 has incorrect apostrophe
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Aug 28 22:40:11 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Warren Block
>Release:        8-STABLE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD lightning 8.2-STABLE FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #0: Fri Aug 26 13:17:14 MDT 2011     root at lightning:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LIGHTNING  i386
>Description:
>From wlan(4):

"wlan defines several mechanisms by which plugin modules may be used to
 extend its' functionality."

Possessive "its" does not have an apostrophe.
>How-To-Repeat:
man 4 wlan | less -pits\'
>Fix:
Apply patch.

Patch attached with submission follows:

--- share/man/man4/wlan.4.orig	2011-08-28 16:15:20.000000000 -0600
+++ share/man/man4/wlan.4	2011-08-28 16:20:51.000000000 -0600
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 .Pp
 .Nm
 defines several mechanisms by which plugin modules may
-be used to extend its' functionality.
+be used to extend its functionality.
 Cryptographic support such as WEP, TKIP, and AES-CCMP are implemented
 as standalone modules (if not statically configured into a system)
 that register with


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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