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[PATCH 3/3] Fix minor quoting issues, mostly with `. [in gnulib document


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Fix minor quoting issues, mostly with `. [in gnulib documentation]
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:40:05 -0800
User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:8.0) Gecko/20111124 Thunderbird/8.0

---
 doc/gnulib.texi               |    2 +-
 doc/gpl-2.0.texi              |    6 +++---
 doc/lgpl-2.1.texi             |    2 +-
 doc/maintain.texi             |    8 ++++----
 doc/make-stds.texi            |    8 ++++----
 doc/posix-functions/open.texi |    2 +-
 doc/quote.texi                |    2 +-
 doc/regex.texi                |    6 +++---
 8 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/gnulib.texi b/doc/gnulib.texi
index 614c91f..b0a9d3e 100644
--- a/doc/gnulib.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib.texi
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ And then transferring the @file{dummy-0.tar.gz} file.
 @item Build modules
 
 On the build machine, run ./do-autobuild (or "nohup ./do-autobuild").
-It creates a directory 'logs/' with a log file for each module.
+It creates a directory @file{logs/} with a log file for each module.
 
 @item Submit build logs
 
diff --git a/doc/gpl-2.0.texi b/doc/gpl-2.0.texi
index 38aa918..c9d0aa2 100644
--- a/doc/gpl-2.0.texi
+++ b/doc/gpl-2.0.texi
@@ -359,9 +359,9 @@ when it starts in an interactive mode:
 
 @smallexample
 Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) @var{year} @var{name of author}
-Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
+Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type @samp{show w}.
 This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
-under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
+under certain conditions; type @samp{show c} for details.
 @end smallexample
 
 The hypothetical commands @samp{show w} and @samp{show c} should show
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
 
 @example
 Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
-`Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
+``Gnomovision'' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
 
 @var{signature of Ty Coon}, 1 April 1989
 Ty Coon, President of Vice
diff --git a/doc/lgpl-2.1.texi b/doc/lgpl-2.1.texi
index ab03d6c..8b50111 100644
--- a/doc/lgpl-2.1.texi
+++ b/doc/lgpl-2.1.texi
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
 
 @smallexample
 Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the library
-`Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James Random Hacker.
+``Frob'' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James Random Hacker.
 
 @var{signature of Ty Coon}, 1 April 1990
 Ty Coon, President of Vice
diff --git a/doc/maintain.texi b/doc/maintain.texi
index 79502ef..ad4519f 100644
--- a/doc/maintain.texi
+++ b/doc/maintain.texi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
address@hidden lastupdate December 23, 2011
address@hidden lastupdate December 26, 2011
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ Pages}).
 Using the web interface on @code{savannah.gnu.org} is by far the
 easiest way to create normal mailing lists, managed through Mailman on
 the GNU mail server.  Once you register your package on Savannah, you
-can create (and remove) lists yourself through the `Mailing Lists'
+can create (and remove) lists yourself through the ``Mailing Lists''
 menu, without needing to wait for intervention by anyone else.
 Furthermore, lists created through Savannah will have a reasonable
 default configuration for antispam purposes (see below).
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ For example, say this:
 
 @display
 To apply these patches, cd to the main directory of the program
-and then use `patch -p1'.   `-p1' avoids guesswork in choosing
+and then use @samp{patch -p1}.   @samp{-p1} avoids guesswork in choosing
 which subdirectory to find each file in.
 @end display
 
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ The directive file name must end in @file{directive.asc}.
 
 When part of a triplet, the directive file must always contain the
 directives @code{version}, @code{directory} and @code{filename}, as
-described. In addition, a 'comment' directive is allowed.
+described. In addition, a @code{comment} directive is allowed.
 
 The @code{version} directive must always have the value @samp{1.1}.
 
diff --git a/doc/make-stds.texi b/doc/make-stds.texi
index cdcbb68..5537ba8 100644
--- a/doc/make-stds.texi
+++ b/doc/make-stds.texi
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Autoconf}.
 * DESTDIR::                     Supporting staged installs.
 * Directory Variables::         Variables for installation directories.
 * Standard Targets::            Standard targets for users.
-* Install Command Categories::  Three categories of commands in the `install'
+* Install Command Categories::  Three categories of commands in the 
@code{install}
                                   rule: normal, pre-install and post-install.
 @end menu
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ prefix = /usr/local
 datarootdir = $(prefix)/share
 datadir = $(datarootdir)
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)
-# Where to put the executable for the command `gcc'.
+# Where to put the executable for the command 'gcc'.
 bindir = $(exec_prefix)/bin
 # Where to put the directories used by the compiler.
 libexecdir = $(exec_prefix)/libexec
@@ -768,9 +768,9 @@ do-install-info: foo.info installdirs
         $(INSTALL_DATA) $$d/foo.info \
           "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)/foo.info"
 # Run install-info only if it exists.
-# Use `if' instead of just prepending `-' to the
+# Use 'if' instead of just prepending '-' to the
 # line so we notice real errors from install-info.
-# Use `$(SHELL) -c' because some shells do not
+# Use '$(SHELL) -c' because some shells do not
 # fail gracefully when there is an unknown command.
         $(POST_INSTALL)
         if $(SHELL) -c 'install-info --version' \
diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/open.texi b/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
index cf6deff..dd33e82 100644
--- a/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
 @item
 On Windows, this function returns a file handle in @code{O_TEXT} mode by
-default; this means that it translates '\n' to CR/LF by default.  Use the
+default; this means that it translates @code{'\n'} to CR/LF by default.  Use 
the
 @code{O_BINARY} flag if you need reliable binary I/O.
 @end itemize
diff --git a/doc/quote.texi b/doc/quote.texi
index 4bae3dd..4967103 100644
--- a/doc/quote.texi
+++ b/doc/quote.texi
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ example of using @samp{quote}:
 This differs from
 
 @example
-  error (0, errno, _("cannot change owner of `%s'"), fname);
+  error (0, errno, _("cannot change owner of '%s'"), fname);
 @end example
 
 @noindent in that @code{quote} escapes unusual characters in
diff --git a/doc/regex.texi b/doc/regex.texi
index bf8049e..6601c6b 100644
--- a/doc/regex.texi
+++ b/doc/regex.texi
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ order:
 If this bit is set, then @samp{\} inside a list (@pxref{List Operators}
 quotes (makes ordinary, if it's special) the following character; if
 this bit isn't set, then @samp{\} is an ordinary character inside lists.
-(@xref{The Backslash Character}, for what `\' does outside of lists.)
+(@xref{The Backslash Character}, for what @samp{\} does outside of lists.)
 
 @cnindex RE_BK_PLUS_QM
 @item RE_BK_PLUS_QM
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ This generalizes the notion of a character in
 two ways.  First, a single character can map into two or more collating
 elements.  For example, the German
 @tex
-`\ss'
+``\ss''
 @end tex
 @ifinfo
 ``es-zet''
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ provide more options than the other interfaces.
 * GNU Searching::               re_search ()
 * Matching/Searching with Split Data::  re_match_2 (), re_search_2 ()
 * Searching with Fastmaps::     re_compile_fastmap ()
-* GNU Translate Tables::        The `translate' field.
+* GNU Translate Tables::        The @code{translate} field.
 * Using Registers::             The re_registers type and related fns.
 * Freeing GNU Pattern Buffers::  regfree ()
 @end menu
-- 
1.7.6.4




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