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+++ b/man.3
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm man
-library parses lines of
+library parses lines of
.Xr man 7
input (and
.Em only
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ man) into an abstract syntax tree (AST).
.Pp
In general, applications initiate a parsing sequence with
.Fn man_alloc ,
-parse each line in a document with
+parse each line in a document with
.Fn man_parseln ,
close the parsing session with
.Fn man_endparse ,
operate over the syntax tree returned by
-.Fn man_node
+.Fn man_node
and
.Fn man_meta ,
then free all allocated memory with
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ sequence. See the
section for a full example.
.\" PARAGRAPH
.Pp
-This section further defines the
+This section further defines the
.Sx Types ,
-.Sx Functions
+.Sx Functions
and
.Sx Variables
available to programmers. Following that, the
-.Sx Abstract Syntax Tree
+.Sx Abstract Syntax Tree
section documents the output tree.
.\" SUBSECTION
.Ss Types
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ A set of message callbacks defined in
.It Vt struct man_node
A parsed node. Defined in
.Pa man.h .
-See
+See
.Sx Abstract Syntax Tree
for details.
.El
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ Function descriptions follow:
Allocates a parsing structure. The
.Fa data
pointer is passed to callbacks in
-.Fa cb ,
-which are documented further in the header file.
+.Fa cb ,
+which are documented further in the header file.
The
.Fa pflags
arguments are defined in
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Returns NULL on failure. If non-NULL, the pointer must be freed with
.Fn man_free .
.\" LIST-ITEM
.It Fn man_reset
-Reset the parser for another parse routine. After its use,
+Reset the parser for another parse routine. After its use,
.Fn man_parseln
behaves as if invoked for the first time.
.\" LIST-ITEM
@@ -138,26 +138,26 @@ invocation.
.\" LIST-ITEM
.It Fn man_parseln
Parse a nil-terminated line of input. This line should not contain the
-trailing newline. Returns 0 on failure, 1 on success. The input buffer
+trailing newline. Returns 0 on failure, 1 on success. The input buffer
.Fa buf
is modified by this function.
.\" LIST-ITEM
.It Fn man_endparse
-Signals that the parse is complete. Note that if
+Signals that the parse is complete. Note that if
.Fn man_endparse
is called subsequent to
.Fn man_node ,
the resulting tree is incomplete. Returns 0 on failure, 1 on success.
.\" LIST-ITEM
.It Fn man_node
-Returns the first node of the parse. Note that if
+Returns the first node of the parse. Note that if
.Fn man_parseln
or
.Fn man_endparse
return 0, the tree will be incomplete.
.It Fn man_meta
Returns the document's parsed meta-data. If this information has not
-yet been supplied or
+yet been supplied or
.Fn man_parseln
or
.Fn man_endparse
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ An array of string-ified token names.
.El
.\" SUBSECTION
.Ss Abstract Syntax Tree
-The
+The
.Nm
functions produce an abstract syntax tree (AST) describing input in a
regular form. It may be reviewed at any time with
@@ -181,19 +181,19 @@ regular form. It may be reviewed at any time with
however, if called before
.Fn man_endparse ,
or after
-.Fn man_endparse
+.Fn man_endparse
or
.Fn man_parseln
-fail, it may be incomplete.
+fail, it may be incomplete.
.\" PARAGRAPH
.Pp
This AST is governed by the ontological
rules dictated in
.Xr man 7
-and derives its terminology accordingly.
+and derives its terminology accordingly.
.\" PARAGRAPH
.Pp
-The AST is composed of
+The AST is composed of
.Vt struct man_node
nodes with element, root and text types as declared
by the
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ and
fields), its position in the tree (the
.Va parent ,
.Va child ,
-.Va next
+.Va next
and
-.Va prev
+.Va prev
fields) and some type-specific data.
.\" PARAGRAPH
.Pp
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ next-lint scope as documented in
.\" SECTION
.Sh EXAMPLES
The following example reads lines from stdin and parses them, operating
-on the finished parse tree with
+on the finished parse tree with
.Fn parsed .
Note that, if the last line of the file isn't newline-terminated, this
-will truncate the file's last character (see
+will truncate the file's last character (see
.Xr fgetln 3 ) .
Further, this example does not error-check nor free memory upon failure.
.Bd -literal -offset "XXXX"
@@ -273,5 +273,5 @@ man_free(man);
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
-utility was written by
+utility was written by
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se .