Benno Schulenberg writes in #136818: make the style of the --pretend letter descripti...

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diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1
index 2c165e2a122534df62f0531c4c7cbb7c3d76c773..f534d6586ac7db7f41e3a49250c21c2490bed4aa 100644 (file)
--- a/man/emerge.1
+++ b/man/emerge.1
@@ -311,23 +311,23 @@ specified, not the packages themselves.
 Instead of actually performing the merge, simply display what *would*
 have been installed if \fB\-\-pretend\fR weren't used.  Using \fB\-\-pretend\fR
 is strongly recommended before installing an unfamiliar package.  In
-the printout, 
+the printout:
 .br 
  
 .br 
-\fIN\fR = new, (not yet installed)
+\fIN\fR = new (not yet installed)
 .br 
-\fIS\fR = new, SLOT installation (side-by-side versions) 
+\fIS\fR = new SLOT installation (side-by-side versions) 
 .br 
-\fIU\fR = updating, (changing versions)
+\fIU\fR = updating (to another version)
 .br 
-\fID\fR = downgrade, (Best version seems lower) 
+\fID\fR = downgrading (best version seems lower)
 .br 
-\fIR\fR = replacing, (Remerging same version))
+\fIR\fR = replacing (remerging same version))
 .br 
-\fIF\fR = fetch restricted, (Manual download)
+\fIF\fR = fetch restricted (must be manually downloaded)
 .br 
-\fIf\fR = fetch restricted, (Already downloaded)
+\fIf\fR = fetch restricted (already downloaded)
 .br 
 \fIB\fR = blocked by an already installed package
 .TP