Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /cvsroot/grep/grep/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.208
diff -u -r1.208 ChangeLog
--- ChangeLog	8 Dec 2004 14:18:29 -0000	1.208
+++ ChangeLog	14 Dec 2004 08:36:56 -0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-12-14  Stepan Kasal  <address@hidden>
+
+	* src/grep.texi: Minor fixes of phrasing.
+	* src/grep.1: Likewise.
+
 2004-12-01  Stepan Kasal  <address@hidden>
 
 	* src/grep.c (usage): Use ``FILE_PATTERN'' for --include and --exclude,
Index: doc/grep.1
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RCS file: /cvsroot/grep/grep/doc/grep.1,v
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -r1.26 grep.1
--- doc/grep.1	8 Dec 2004 14:18:29 -0000	1.26
+++ doc/grep.1	14 Dec 2004 08:36:56 -0000
@@ -127,9 +127,12 @@
 terminal driver interprets some of it as commands.
 .TP
 .BI \-\^\-colour[=\fIWHEN\fR] ", " \-\^\-color[=\fIWHEN\fR]
-Surround the matching string with the marker find in
+Surround the matching strings with escape sequences to display them in color
+on the terminal.  The color is defined by the environment variable
 .B GREP_COLOR
-environment variable. WHEN may be `never', `always', or `auto'
+and defaults to `01;31' which means the text is red.
+.I WHEN
+may be `never', `always', or `auto'.
 .TP
 .BR \-c ", " \-\^\-count
 Suppress normal output; instead print a count of
@@ -245,7 +248,7 @@
 stop on the first match.
 .TP
 .BI \-\^\-label= LABEL
-Displays input actually coming from standard input as input coming from file
+Display input actually coming from standard input as input coming from file
 .I LABEL.
 This is especially useful for tools like zgrep, e.g.
 .B "gzip -cd foo.gz |grep --label=foo something"
Index: doc/grep.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/grep/grep/doc/grep.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.48
diff -u -r1.48 grep.texi
--- doc/grep.texi	8 Dec 2004 14:18:29 -0000	1.48
+++ doc/grep.texi	14 Dec 2004 08:36:56 -0000
@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@
 @itemx address@hidden
 @opindex --colour
 @cindex highlight, color, colour
-The matching string is surrounded by the marker specify in @var{GREP_COLOR}.
+Surround the matching strings with escape sequences to display them in color
+on the terminal.  The color is defined by the environment variable
address@hidden and defaults to `01;31' which means the text is red.
 @var{WHEN} may be `never', `always', or `auto'.
 
 @item address@hidden
@@ -362,7 +364,7 @@
 @item address@hidden
 @opindex --label
 @cindex changing name of standard input
-Displays input actually coming from standard input as input coming from file
+Display input actually coming from standard input as input coming from file
 @var{LABEL}. This is especially useful for tools like zgrep, e.g.
 @command{gzip -cd foo.gz |grep --label=foo something}
 
@@ -574,8 +576,8 @@
 @item GREP_COLOR
 @vindex GREP_COLOR
 @cindex highlight markers
-This variable specifies the surrounding markers use to highlight the matching
-text.  The default is control ascii red.
+This variable specifies the color used to highlight the matching text.
+The default is `01;31' which means red text on the default background.
 
 @item LC_ALL
 @itemx LC_COLLATE