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authorNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2019-08-07 15:15:59 +0100
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2019-08-07 15:15:59 +0100
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Improve the formatting of the title strings of the binutils manual pages.
PR 24777 * doc/binutils.texi: Ensure consistent formating of title strings for man pages. Extend the title of the size man page to be more informative.
Diffstat (limited to 'binutils/doc')
-rw-r--r--binutils/doc/binutils.texi36
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index f3c4eae..e0e6288 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ ld(1), objdump(1), and the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
@cindex object file information
@kindex objdump
-@c man title objdump display information from object files.
+@c man title objdump display information from object files
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS objdump
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ nm(1), readelf(1), and the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
@cindex archive contents
@cindex symbol index
-@c man title ranlib generate index to archive.
+@c man title ranlib generate an index to an archive
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS ranlib
@@ -2893,7 +2893,7 @@ ar(1), nm(1), and the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
@kindex size
@cindex section sizes
-@c man title size list section sizes and total size.
+@c man title size list section sizes and total size of binary files
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS size
@@ -2909,13 +2909,13 @@ size [@option{-A}|@option{-B}|@option{-G}|@option{--format=}@var{compatibility}]
@c man begin DESCRIPTION size
-The @sc{gnu} @command{size} utility lists the section sizes---and the total
-size---for each of the object or archive files @var{objfile} in its
-argument list. By default, one line of output is generated for each
-object file or each module in an archive.
+The @sc{gnu} @command{size} utility lists the section sizes and the total
+size for each of the binary files @var{objfile} on its argument list.
+By default, one line of output is generated for each file or each
+module if the file is an archive.
-@var{objfile}@dots{} are the object files to be examined.
-If none are specified, the file @code{a.out} will be used.
+@var{objfile}@dots{} are the files to be examined. If none are
+specified, the file @code{a.out} will be used instead.
@c man end
@@ -3040,7 +3040,7 @@ ar(1), objdump(1), readelf(1), and the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
@cindex printing strings
@cindex strings, printing
-@c man title strings print the strings of printable characters in files.
+@c man title strings print the sequences of printable characters in files
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS strings
@@ -3182,7 +3182,7 @@ and the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
@cindex discarding symbols
@cindex symbols, discarding
-@c man title strip Discard symbols from object files.
+@c man title strip discard symbols and other data from object files
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS strip
@@ -3472,7 +3472,7 @@ the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
@kindex c++filt
@cindex demangling C++ symbols
-@c man title cxxfilt Demangle C++ and Java symbols.
+@c man title cxxfilt demangle C++ and Java symbols
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS cxxfilt
@@ -3675,7 +3675,7 @@ c++filt @var{option} @var{symbol}
@kindex addr2line
@cindex address to file name and line number
-@c man title addr2line convert addresses into file names and line numbers.
+@c man title addr2line convert addresses into file names and line numbers
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS addr2line
@@ -3855,7 +3855,7 @@ Info entries for @file{binutils}.
utilities, since it is only useful for Windows targets.
@end quotation
-@c man title windmc generates Windows message resources.
+@c man title windmc generates Windows message resources
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS windmc
@@ -4016,7 +4016,7 @@ the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
utilities, since it is only useful for Windows targets.
@end quotation
-@c man title windres manipulate Windows resources.
+@c man title windres manipulate Windows resources
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS windres
@@ -4222,7 +4222,7 @@ binary utilities, since it is only useful for those targets which
support DLLs.
@end quotation
-@c man title dlltool Create files needed to build and use DLLs.
+@c man title dlltool create files needed to build and use DLLs
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS dlltool
@@ -4613,7 +4613,7 @@ The Info pages for @file{binutils}.
@cindex ELF file information
@kindex readelf
-@c man title readelf Displays information about ELF files.
+@c man title readelf display information about ELF files
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS readelf
@@ -4872,7 +4872,7 @@ objdump(1), and the Info entries for @file{binutils}.
@cindex Update ELF header
@kindex elfedit
-@c man title elfedit Update ELF header and program property of ELF files.
+@c man title elfedit update ELF header and program property of ELF files
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS elfedit