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diff --git a/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml b/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml index 22b0af71d..ac9da10ec 100644 --- a/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml @@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ integer numbers.</para></sect4> host.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>hostname</title> -<para>hostname sets or prints the name of the current host system.</para></sect4> +<para>hostname prints or sets the name of the current host system.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>id</title> -<para>id prints the real and effective UIDs and GIDs of a user or the current -user.</para></sect4> +<para>id prints the effective user and group IDs of the current +user or a given user.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>logname</title> <para>logname prints the current user's login name.</para></sect4> @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ increment.</para></sect4> <para>stty changes and prints terminal line settings.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>su</title> -<para>su runs a shell with substitute user and group ID's.</para></sect4> +<para>su runs a shell with substitute user and group IDs.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>tee</title> <para>tee reads from standard input and writes to standard output and @@ -121,10 +121,12 @@ current host.</para></sect4> <para>who shows who is logged on.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>whoami</title> -<para>whoami prints the user's effective userid.</para></sect4> +<para>whoami prints the user name associated with the current +effective user ID.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>yes</title> -<para>yes outputs a string repeatedly until killed.</para></sect4> +<para>yes outputs 'y' or a given string repeatedly, +until killed.</para></sect4> </sect3> |