Package: procps
Version: 1:3.2.8-9
Severity: minor
Tags: patch
Hi,
While translating the ps(1) manual page (shipped in the manpages-fr-extra
package), I noticed a few typos and other style inconsistance.
Please find attach a patch in order to fix them.
The Debian manual page is already patched, so this patch won't apply directly
upstream. I guess other patches are meant to be applied upstream, if not,
please let me know in order to prepare a patch to apply there if upstram is
interrested.
If you or upstream is interrested in shipping the French translation of manual
pages, it would be nice too.
Cheers
David
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (600, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (150,
'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages procps depends on:
ii initscripts 2.88dsf-11 scripts for initializing and shutt
ii libc6 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libncurses5 5.7+20100313-2 shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libncursesw5 5.7+20100313-2 shared libraries for terminal hand
ii lsb-base 3.2-23.1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
Versions of packages procps recommends:
ii psmisc 22.12-1 utilities that use the proc file s
procps suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
--- ps.1 2010-07-04 20:41:54.780732671 -0400
+++ ps-typo.1 2010-08-02 17:50:24.718057290 -0400
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
associated with the same terminal as the invoker.
It displays the process ID (pid=PID),
the terminal associated with the process (tname=TTY),
-the cumulated CPU time in [dd\-]hh:mm:ss format (time=TIME),
+the cumulated CPU time in [DD\-]HH:MM:SS format (time=TIME),
and the executable name (ucmd=CMD).
Output is unsorted by default.
.P
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
Select all processes except session leaders.
.opt \-\-deselect
-Select all processes except those that fulfill the specified conditions.
-(negates the selection) Identical to \fB\-N\fR.
+Select all processes except those that fulfill the specified conditions
+(negates the selection). Identical to \fB\-N\fR.
.opt \-e
Select all processes. Identical to \fB\-A\fR.
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@
and is only useful when operating in the sunos4 personality.
.opt \-N
-Select all processes except those that fulfill the specified conditions.
-(negates the selection) Identical to \fB\-\-deselect\fR.
+Select all processes except those that fulfill the specified conditions
+(negates the selection). Identical to \fB\-\-deselect\fR.
.opt T
Select all processes associated with this terminal. Identical to the
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
.br
This selects the processes whose effective group name or ID is in
\fIgrouplist\fR. The effective group ID describes the group whose file
-access permissions are used by the process (see\ \fIgeteuid\fR(2)).
+access permissions are used by the process (see\ \fIgetegid\fR(2)).
The \fB\-g\fR option is often an alternative to\ \fB\-\-group\fR.
.opt p \ pidlist
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@
.opt \-\-ppid \ pidlist
Select by parent process\ ID.
This selects the processes
-with a parent\ process\ ID in \fRpidlist\fR.
+with a parent\ process\ ID in \fIpidlist\fR.
That\ is, it selects processes that are children
-of those listed in \fRpidlist\fR.
+of those listed in \fIpidlist\fR.
.opt \-s \ sesslist
Select by session ID.
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
Select by tty. Nearly identical to \fB\-t\fR and \fB\-\-tty\fR,
but can also be used with an empty \fIttylist\fR to indicate
the terminal associated with \fBps\fR.
-Using the \fBT\fR option is considered cleaner than using \fBT\fR with
+Using the \fBT\fR option is considered cleaner than using \fBt\fR with
an\ empty\ \fIttylist\fR.
.opt \-t \ ttylist
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
Identical to \fB\-u\fR and\ \fB\-\-user\fR.
.opt \-U \ userlist
-select by real user ID (RUID) or name.
+Select by real user ID (RUID) or name.
.br
It selects the processes whose real user name or ID is in the
\fIuserlist\fR list.
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@
Show different scheduler information for the \fB\-l\fR option.
.opt \-\-context
-Display security context format. (for\ SE\ Linux)
+Display security context format (for\ SE\ Linux).
.opt \-f
-does full\-format listing. This option can be combined with many
+Do full\-format listing. This option can be combined with many
other UNIX\-style options to add additional columns. It also causes
the command arguments to be printed. When used with \fB\-L\fR, the
NLWP (number of threads) and LWP (thread ID) columns will be added.
@@ -371,28 +371,28 @@
format keyword \fBcomm\fR.
.opt \-F
-extra full format. See the \fB\-f\fR option, which \fB\-F\fR implies.
+Extra full format. See the \fB\-f\fR option, which \fB\-F\fR implies.
.opt \-\-format \ format
-user\-defined format. Identical to \fB\-o\fR and \fBo\fR.
+User\-defined format. Identical to \fB\-o\fR and \fBo\fR.
.opt j
BSD job control format.
.opt \-j
-jobs format
+Jobs format.
.opt l
-display BSD long format.
+Display BSD long format.
.opt \-l
-long format. The \fB\-y\fR option is often useful with this.
+Long format. The \fB\-y\fR option is often useful with this.
.opt \-M
-Add a column of security data. Identical to \fBZ\fR. (for\ SE\ Linux)
+Add a column of security data. Identical to \fBZ\fR (for\ SE\ Linux).
.opt O \ format
-is preloaded \fBo\fR (overloaded).
+Preloaded \fBo\fR (overloaded).
.br
The BSD \fBO\fR option can act like \fB\-O\fR (user\-defined output
format with some common fields predefined) or can be used to specify
@@ -404,16 +404,16 @@
BSD\ personality.
.opt \-O \ format
-is like \fB\-o\fR, but preloaded with some default columns.
+Like \fB\-o\fR, but preloaded with some default columns.
Identical to \fB\-o\ pid,\fIformat\fB,state,tname,time,command\fR
or \fB\-o\ pid,\fIformat\fB,tname,time,cmd\fR, see\ \fB\-o\fR\ below.
.opt o \ format
-specify user\-defined format. Identical to \fB\-o\fR and
+Specify user\-defined format. Identical to \fB\-o\fR and
\fB\-\-format\fR.
.opt \-o \ format
-user\-defined format.
+User\-defined format.
.br
\fIformat\fR is a single argument in the form of a
blank\-separated or comma\-separated list, which offers
@@ -435,13 +435,13 @@
choose the default UNIX or BSD columns.
.opt s
-display signal format
+Display signal format.
.opt u
-display user\-oriented format
+Display user\-oriented format.
.opt v
-display virtual memory format
+Display virtual memory format.
.opt X
Register format.
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
This option can only be used with \fB\-l\fR.
.opt Z
-Add a column of security data. Identical to \fB\-M\fR. (for\ SE\ Linux)
+Add a column of security data. Identical to \fB\-M\fR (for\ SE\ Linux).
.\" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
.PD
@@ -475,25 +475,25 @@
format keyword \fBcomm\fR.
.opt \-\-cols \ n
-set screen width
+Set screen width.
.opt \-\-columns \ n
-set screen width
+Set screen width.
.opt \-\-cumulative
-include some dead child process data (as a sum with the parent)
+Include some dead child process data (as a sum with the parent).
.opt e
Show the environment after the command.
.opt f
-ASCII\-art process hierarchy (forest)
+ASCII art process hierarchy (forest).
.opt \-\-forest
-ASCII art process tree
+ASCII art process tree.
.opt h
-No header. (or, one header per screen in the BSD personality)
+No header (or, one header per screen in the BSD personality).
.br
The \fBh\fR option is problematic. Standard BSD \fBps\fR uses
this option to print a header on each page of output, but older
@@ -506,14 +506,14 @@
disable headers entirely, respectively.
.opt \-H
-show process hierarchy (forest)
+Show process hierarchy (forest).
.opt \-\-headers
-repeat header lines, one per page of output
+Repeat header lines, one per page of output.
.opt k \ spec
-specify sorting order. Sorting syntax is
-[\fB+\fR|\fB\-\fR]\fIkey\fR[,[\fB+\fR|\fB\-\fR]\fIkey\fR[,...]]
+Specify sorting order. Sorting syntax is
+[\fB+\fR|\fB\-\fR]\fIkey\fR[,[\fB+\fR|\fB\-\fR]\fIkey\fR[,...]].
Choose a multi\-letter key from the \fBSTANDARD FORMAT SPECIFIERS\fR section.
The\ "+" is optional since default direction is increasing numerical or
lexicographic order. Identical to \fB\-\-sort\fR. Examples:
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
\fBps\ kstart_time\ \-ef\fR
.opt \-n \ namelist
-set namelist file. Identical to \fBN\fR.
+Set namelist file. Identical to \fBN\fR.
.br
The namelist file is needed for a proper WCHAN display, and must match
the current Linux kernel exactly for correct output.
@@ -548,16 +548,16 @@
/System.map
.opt \-\-lines \ n
-set screen height
+Set screen height.
.opt n
-Numeric output for WCHAN and USER. (including all types of UID and GID)
+Numeric output for WCHAN and USER (including all types of UID and GID).
.opt N \ namelist
Specify namelist file. Identical to \fB\-n\fR, see \fB\-n\fR above.
.opt O \ order
-Sorting order. (overloaded)
+Sorting order (overloaded).
.br
The BSD \fBO\fR option can act like \fB\-O\fR (user\-defined output
format with some common fields predefined) or can be used to specify
@@ -577,11 +577,11 @@
The\ "\-" reverses direction only on the key it precedes.
.opt \-\-no\-headers
-print no header line at all. \-\-no\-heading is an alias for this
+Print no header line at all. \fB\-\-no\-heading\fR is an alias for this
option.
.opt \-\-rows \ n
-set screen height
+Set screen height.
.opt S
Sum up some information, such as CPU usage, from dead child processes
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
parent process repeatedly forks off short\-lived children to do work.
.opt \-\-sort \ spec
-specify sorting order. Sorting syntax is
+Specify sorting order. Sorting syntax is
[\fB+\fR|\fB\-\fR]\fIkey\fR[,[\fB+\fR|\fB\-\fR]\fIkey\fR[,...]]
Choose a multi\-letter key from the \fBSTANDARD FORMAT SPECIFIERS\fR section.
The\ "+" is optional since default direction is increasing numerical or
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
Wide output. Use this option twice for unlimited width.
.opt \-\-width \ n
-set screen width
+Set screen width.
.\" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
.PD
@@ -612,19 +612,19 @@
.PD 0
.opt H
-Show threads as if they were processes
+Show threads as if they were processes.
.opt \-L
-Show threads, possibly with LWP and NLWP columns
+Show threads, possibly with LWP and NLWP columns.
.opt m
-Show threads after processes
+Show threads after processes.
.opt \-m
-Show threads after processes
+Show threads after processes.
.opt \-T
-Show threads, possibly with SPID column
+Show threads, possibly with SPID column.
.\" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
.PD
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
.SH "PROCESS FLAGS"
The sum of these values is displayed in the "F" column,
-which is provided by the \fBflags\fR output specifier.
+which is provided by the \fBflags\fR output specifier:
.PD 0
.TP 5
1
@@ -692,20 +692,20 @@
.SH "PROCESS STATE CODES"
Here are the different values that the \fBs\fR, \fBstat\fR and
\fBstate\fR output specifiers (header\ "STAT"\ or\ "S") will display to
-describe the state of a process.
+describe the state of a process:
.PD 0
.TP 5
D
-Uninterruptible sleep (usually\ IO)
+uninterruptible sleep (usually\ IO)
.TP
R
-Running or runnable (on\ run\ queue)
+running or runnable (on\ run\ queue)
.TP
S
-Interruptible sleep (waiting for an event to complete)
+interruptible sleep (waiting for an event to complete)
.TP
T
-Stopped, either by a job control signal or because it is being traced.
+stopped, either by a job control signal or because it is being traced.
.TP
W
paging (not valid since the 2.6.xx kernel)
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
dead (should never be seen)
.TP
Z
-Defunct ("zombie") process, terminated but not reaped by its parent.
+defunct ("zombie") process, terminated but not reaped by its parent.
.PD
.PP
For BSD formats and when the \fBstat\fR keyword is used, additional
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
is multi-threaded (using CLONE_THREAD, like NPTL pthreads\ do)
.TP
+
-is in the foreground process group
+is in the foreground process group.
.PD
.PP
.PP
@@ -863,8 +863,8 @@
.br
When specified last, this column will extend to the edge of the display.
If \fBps\fR can not determine display width, as when output is redirected
-(piped) into a file or another command, the output width is undefined.
-(it may be 80, unlimited, determined by the \fBTERM\fR variable, and so on)
+(piped) into a file or another command, the output width is undefined
+(it may be 80, unlimited, determined by the \fBTERM\fR variable, and so on).
The \fBCOLUMNS\fR environment variable or \fB\-\-cols\fR option may
be used to exactly determine the width in this case.
The \fBw\fR or \fB\-w\fR option may be also be used to adjust width.
@@ -873,15 +873,15 @@
blocked BLOCKED T{
mask of the blocked signals, see \fIsignal\fR(7).
According to the width of the field,
-a\ 32\-bit or 64\-bit mask in hexadecimal format is displayed.
+a\ 32 or 64 bits mask in hexadecimal format is displayed.
(alias\ \fBsig_block\fR,\ \fBsigmask\fR).
T}
bsdstart START T{
time the command started. If the process was started less
than 24 hours ago, the output format is "\ HH:MM",
-else it is "mmm\ dd"
-(where mmm is the three letters of the month).
+else it is "Mmm\ DD"
+(where Mmm is the three letters of the month).
See also \fBlstart\fR, \fBstart\fR, \fBstart_time\fR, and \fBstime\fR.
T}
@@ -958,8 +958,8 @@
.br
When specified last, this column will extend to the edge of the display.
If \fBps\fR can not determine display width, as when output is redirected
-(piped) into a file or another command, the output width is undefined.
-(it may be 80, unlimited, determined by the \fBTERM\fR variable, and so on)
+(piped) into a file or another command, the output width is undefined
+(it may be 80, unlimited, determined by the \fBTERM\fR variable, and so on).
The \fBCOLUMNS\fR environment variable or \fB\-\-cols\fR option may
be used to exactly determine the width in this case.
The \fBw\fR or \fB\-w\fR option may be also be used to adjust width.
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@
T}
cputime TIME T{
-cumulative CPU time, "[dd\-]hh:mm:ss" format. (alias\ \fBtime\fR).
+cumulative CPU time, "[DD\-]HH:MM:SS" format. (alias\ \fBtime\fR).
T}
egid EGID T{
@@ -998,11 +998,11 @@
etime ELAPSED T{
elapsed time since the process was started,
-in\ the form\ [[dd\-]hh:]mm:ss.
+in\ the form\ [[DD\-]HH:]MM:SS.
T}
euid EUID T{
-effective user\ ID. (alias\ \fBuid\fR).
+effective user\ ID (alias\ \fBuid\fR).
T}
euser EUSER T{
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@
fgroup FGROUP T{
filesystem access group\ ID.
-This will be the textual user\ ID, if\ it can be obtained
+This will be the textual group\ ID, if\ it can be obtained
and the field width permits,
or\ a\ decimal representation otherwise.
(alias\ \fBfsgroup\fR).
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@
ignored IGNORED T{
mask of the ignored signals, see \fIsignal\fR(7). According to the
-width of the field, a\ 32\-bit or 64\-bit mask in hexadecimal format
+width of the field, a\ 32 or 64\ bits mask in hexadecimal format
is displayed. (alias \fBsig_ignore\fR, \fBsigignore\fR).
T}
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@
mask of the pending signals. See\ \fIsignal\fR(7). Signals pending on
the process are distinct from signals pending on individual threads.
Use the \fBm\fR option or the \fB\-m\fR option to see both.
-According to the width of the field, a\ 32\-bit or 64\-bit mask in
+According to the width of the field, a\ 32 or 64\ bits mask in
hexadecimal format is displayed. (alias\ \fBsig\fR).
T}
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@
T}
pri PRI T{
-priority of the process. Higher number means lower priority
+priority of the process. Higher number means lower priority.
T}
psr PSR T{
@@ -1284,8 +1284,8 @@
time the command started.
If the process was started less than 24 hours ago,
the output format is "HH:MM:SS",
-else it is "\ \ mmm\ dd"
-(where mmm is a three\-letter month\ name).
+else it is "\ \ Mmm\ DD"
+(where Mmm is a three\-letter month\ name).
See also \fBlstart\fR, \fBbsdstart\fR, \fBstart_time\fR, and \fBstime\fR.
T}
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@
starting time or date of the process.
Only the year will be displayed if the process was not
started the same year \fBps\fR was invoked,
-or\ "mmmdd" if\ it was not started the same day,
+or\ "MmmDD" if\ it was not started the same day,
or\ "HH:MM" otherwise.
See also \fBbsdstart\fR, \fBstart\fR, \fBlstart\fR, and \fBstime\fR.
T}
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@
T}
time TIME T{
-cumulative CPU\ time, "[dd\-]hh:mm:ss" format. (alias\ \fBcputime\fR).
+cumulative CPU\ time, "[DD\-]HH:MM:SS" format. (alias\ \fBcputime\fR).
T}
tname TTY T{
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@
.SH "PERSONALITY"
.TS
l l.
-390 like the S/390 OpenEdition \fBps\fR
+390 like the OS/390 Open Edition \fBps\fR
aix like AIX \fBps\fR
bsd like FreeBSD \fBps\fR (totally\ non\-standard)
compaq like Digital Unix \fBps\fR
