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select_tut.2: wfix
authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:37:46 +0000 (09:37 +0100)
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:38:22 +0000 (09:38 +0100)
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
man2/select_tut.2

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@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ select, pselect \- synchronous I/O multiplexing
 See
 .BR select (2)
 .SH DESCRIPTION
+The
 .BR select ()
-(or
-.BR pselect ())
-is used to efficiently monitor multiple file descriptors,
+and
+.BR pselect ()
+system calls are used to efficiently monitor multiple file descriptors,
 to see if any of them is, or becomes, "ready";
 that is, to see whether I/O becomes possible,
 or an "exceptional condition" has occurred on any of the file descriptors.