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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/manual/terminal.texi b/manual/terminal.texi
index 14dda44645..217cfc5053 100644
--- a/manual/terminal.texi
+++ b/manual/terminal.texi
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ open_pty_pair (int *amaster, int *aslave)
if (name == NULL)
goto close_master;
- slave open (name, O_RDWR);
+ slave = open (name, O_RDWR);
if (slave == -1)
goto close_master;
@@ -2043,9 +2043,9 @@ device instead.
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int forkpty (int *@var{amaster}, char *@var{name}, struct termios *@var{termp}, struct winsize *@var{winp})
This function is similar to the @code{openpty} function, but in
-addition, forks creates a new process (@pxref{Creating a Process}) and
-makes the newly opened slave pseudo-terminal device the controlling
-terminal (@pxref{Controlling Terminal}) for the child process.
+addition, forks a new process (@pxref{Creating a Process}) and makes the
+newly opened slave pseudo-terminal device the controlling terminal
+(@pxref{Controlling Terminal}) for the child process.
If the operation is successful, there are then both parent and child
processes and both see @code{forkpty} return, but with different values: