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authorMattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>2026-02-22 12:54:48 +0100
committerMattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>2026-02-22 12:54:48 +0100
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
tests the file types and permissions of each specified
-file, if not file has been specified, a list file is read
+file; if no file has been specified, a list file is read
from stdin.
.Pp
-Each file that pass at least one of the tests is printed to
+Each file that passes at least one of the tests is printed to
stdout.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ File exists and has
.Op Fl x )
permissions.
.It Fl t
-Input is an file descriptor and is associated with a terminal.
+Input is a file descriptor and is associated with a terminal.
.It \fB+e\fP
File does not exist
.It \fB+f\fP | \fB+d\fP | \fB+p\fP | \fB+hL\fP | \fB+S\fP | \fB+s\fP | \fB+b\fP | \fB+c\fP
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ File does not exist or is not a (regular file
| character special
.Op \fB+c\fP ) .
.It \fB+k\fP | \fB+g\fP | \fB+u\fP | \fB+r\fP | \fB+w\fP | \fB+x\fP
-File does not exist or does not has
+File does not exist or does not have
.Xr ( sticky 1
.Op \fB+k\fP
|
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ Input is not a file descriptor or is not associated with a terminal.
\fB+\fP-flags are included because it is too cumbersome to use
.Xr comm 1 .
.Pp
-Only one test need to pass because this allows the user to
+Only one test needs to pass because this allows the user to
represent the required condition in conjunctive normal form
-by pipe together multiple instances of
+by piping together multiple instances of
.Nm xtest
for conjunction. Disjunctive normal form is not as simple.
.Sh SEE ALSO