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Fix a typo and some wordings in the documentation.

* doc/tar.texi: Fix some missing articles, and make it clearer
that "any" does not mean "anything" but "either of the two".
Benno Schulenberg 11 жил өмнө
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@@ -9813,15 +9813,15 @@ free from many of @samp{v7}'s drawbacks.
 @subsection Ustar Archive Format
 @subsection Ustar Archive Format
 
 
 @cindex ustar archive format
 @cindex ustar archive format
-Archive format defined by @acronym{POSIX}.1-1988 specification is called
-@code{ustar}.  Although it is more flexible than the V7 format, it
+The archive format defined by the @acronym{POSIX}.1-1988 specification is
+called @code{ustar}.  Although it is more flexible than the V7 format, it
 still has many restrictions (@pxref{Formats,ustar}, for the detailed
 still has many restrictions (@pxref{Formats,ustar}, for the detailed
 description of @code{ustar} format).  Along with V7 format,
 description of @code{ustar} format).  Along with V7 format,
 @code{ustar} format is a good choice for archives intended to be read
 @code{ustar} format is a good choice for archives intended to be read
 with other implementations of @command{tar}.
 with other implementations of @command{tar}.
 
 
-To create archive in @code{ustar} format, use @option{--format=ustar}
-option in conjunction with the @option{--create} (@option{-c}).
+To create an archive in @code{ustar} format, use the @option{--format=ustar}
+option in conjunction with @option{--create} (@option{-c}).
 
 
 @node gnu
 @node gnu
 @subsection @acronym{GNU} and old @GNUTAR{} format
 @subsection @acronym{GNU} and old @GNUTAR{} format
@@ -10024,18 +10024,18 @@ same contents:
 
 
 SunOS and HP-UX @command{tar} fail to accept archives created using
 SunOS and HP-UX @command{tar} fail to accept archives created using
 @GNUTAR{} and containing non-@acronym{ASCII} file names, that
 @GNUTAR{} and containing non-@acronym{ASCII} file names, that
-is, file names having characters with the eight bit set, because they
+is, file names having characters with the eighth bit set, because they
 use signed checksums, while @GNUTAR{} uses unsigned
 use signed checksums, while @GNUTAR{} uses unsigned
 checksums while creating archives, as per @acronym{POSIX} standards.  On
 checksums while creating archives, as per @acronym{POSIX} standards.  On
-reading, @GNUTAR{} computes both checksums and
-accepts any.  It is somewhat worrying that a lot of people may go
+reading, @GNUTAR{} computes both checksums and accepts either of them.
+It is somewhat worrying that a lot of people may go
 around doing backup of their files using faulty (or at least
 around doing backup of their files using faulty (or at least
 non-standard) software, not learning about it until it's time to
 non-standard) software, not learning about it until it's time to
 restore their missing files with an incompatible file extractor, or
 restore their missing files with an incompatible file extractor, or
 vice versa.
 vice versa.
 
 
-@GNUTAR{} computes checksums both ways, and accept
-any on read, so @acronym{GNU} tar can read Sun tapes even with their
+@GNUTAR{} computes checksums both ways, and accepts either of them
+on read, so @acronym{GNU} tar can read Sun tapes even with their
 wrong checksums.  @GNUTAR{} produces the standard
 wrong checksums.  @GNUTAR{} produces the standard
 checksum, however, raising incompatibilities with Sun.  That is to
 checksum, however, raising incompatibilities with Sun.  That is to
 say, @GNUTAR{} has not been modified to
 say, @GNUTAR{} has not been modified to
@@ -10050,7 +10050,7 @@ the default signing of @code{char}'s in their compiler.  So they
 started computing checksums wrongly.  When they later realized their
 started computing checksums wrongly.  When they later realized their
 mistake, they merely decided to stay compatible with it, and with
 mistake, they merely decided to stay compatible with it, and with
 themselves afterwards.  Presumably, but I do not really know, HP-UX
 themselves afterwards.  Presumably, but I do not really know, HP-UX
-has chosen that their @command{tar} archives to be compatible with Sun's.
+has chosen their @command{tar} archives to be compatible with Sun's.
 The current standards do not favor Sun @command{tar} format.  In any
 The current standards do not favor Sun @command{tar} format.  In any
 case, it now falls on the shoulders of SunOS and HP-UX users to get
 case, it now falls on the shoulders of SunOS and HP-UX users to get
 a @command{tar} able to read the good archives they receive.
 a @command{tar} able to read the good archives they receive.