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diff --git a/sleeping-getty.8 b/sleeping-getty.8 index d18ead8..9b4b8c6 100644 --- a/sleeping-getty.8 +++ b/sleeping-getty.8 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ .TH SLEEPING-GETTY 8 SLEEPING-GETTY .SH NAME -sleeping\-getty \- Do not start a fullblown getty before it is necessary +sleeping-getty \- Do not start a full-blown getty before it is necessary .SH SYNOPSIS -.B sleeping\-getty +.B sleeping-getty .I vtno .I getty-command .IR argument \ ... @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ with and all following arguments as the command line arguments. .PP Note that -.B sleeping-getty +.B sleeping\-getty works on VT:s, not TTY:s. It cannot wait for a serial console to -become, active, only virtual terminals. +become active, only virtual terminals. .SH EXAMPLE .nf /sbin/\fBsleeping\-getty\fP \fI15\fP /sbin/got tty\fI15\fP TERM=linux @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ configured to start .B X on the next available VT. .B X -will start on VT\ 2. This is probably not want you want. +will start on VT\ 2. This is probably not what you want. Instead you should edit .B startx to ensure that a VT lower than a preferred number @@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ to ensure that a VT lower than a preferred number .SH RATIONALE It is nice to have a score or two of TTY:s available. However, starting them, can require some unnecessary CPU time and will -was memory until they are actually used. This becomes extra -important on resource contained machines. +waste memory until they are actually used. This becomes extra +important on resource-constrained machines. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR getty (8), .BR mingetty (8), |