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docs: fix some spelling errors and typos in man pages
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runuser.1: fix spelling implemenation -> implementation
scriptreplay.1: fix spelling overide -> override
unshare.1: fix spelling permamently -> permanently
last.1: fix spelling preferrable -> preferable
lslogins.1: fix spelling priviliges -> privileges
hwclock.8.in: fix spelling transfered -> transferred
prlimit.1: fix typo umlimited -> unlimited
agetty.8: fix typo unnsupported -> unsupported

Signed-off-by: Bill Pemberton <wfp5p@worldbroken.com>
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wfp5p authored and karelzak committed Feb 27, 2015
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion login-utils/last.1
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Expand Up @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ is the same as the
option. The
.I iso
variant will display the timestamp in ISO-8601 format. The ISO format
contains timezone information, making it preferrable when printouts are
contains timezone information, making it preferable when printouts are
investigated outside of the system.
.TP
.BR \-w , " \-\-fullnames"
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.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-acc\-expiration\fR
Display data about the date of last password change and the account expiration
date (see \fBshadow\fR(5) for more info). (Requires root priviliges.)
date (see \fBshadow\fR(5) for more info). (Requires root privileges.)
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\fB\-\-btmp\-file \fIpath\fP
Alternate path for btmp.
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion login-utils/runuser.1
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.BR su (1)
.SH HISTORY
This \fB runuser\fR command was
derived from coreutils' \fBsu\fR, which was based on an implemenation by
derived from coreutils' \fBsu\fR, which was based on an implementation by
David MacKenzie, and the Fedora \fBrunuser\fR command by Dan Walsh.
.SH AVAILABILITY
The runuser command is part of the util-linux package and is
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion sys-utils/hwclock.8.in
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their own rates. The methods and software for drift correction are
different for each of them. However, most systems are configured to
exchange values between these two clocks at startup and shutdown. Now
the individual device's time keeping errors are transfered back and
the individual device's time keeping errors are transferred back and
forth between each other. Attempt to configure drift correction for only
one of them, and the other's drift will be overlaid upon it. If the big
picture is not kept in mind, confusion will soon ensue.
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Modify only the soft limit for the number of processes.
.IP "\fBprlimit \-\-pid $$ --nproc=unlimited\fP"
Set for the current process both the soft and ceiling values for the number of
processes to umlimited.
processes to unlimited.
.IP "\fBprlimit --cpu=10 sort -u hugefile\fP"
Set both the soft and hard CPU time limit to ten seconds and run 'sort'.

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.BR setgroups(2)
is enabled and GID map becomes writable by unprivileged processes when
.BR setgroups(2)
is permamently disabled.
is permanently disabled.
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.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
Display version information and exit.
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\-\-reload
Ask all running agetty instances to reload and update their displayed prompts,
if the user has not yet commenced logging in. After doing so the command will
exit. This feature might be unnsupported on systems without Linux
exit. This feature might be unsupported on systems without Linux
.BR inotify (7).
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\-\-version
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion term-utils/scriptreplay.1
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go twice as fast, and a speed-up of 0.1 makes it go ten times slower
than the original session.
.SH OPTIONS
The first three options will overide old-style arguments.
The first three options will override old-style arguments.
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.BR \-t , " \-\-timing " \fIfile\fR
File containing \fBscript\fR's timing output.
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