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authorcinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@gmx.de>2012-09-29 04:12:42 +0200
committercinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@gmx.de>2012-09-29 04:12:42 +0200
commitcd9ac26eb7fb6060919f4cf84a9438025d4124db (patch)
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downloadplan9front-cd9ac26eb7fb6060919f4cf84a9438025d4124db.tar.xz
cpuid(8) manpage improments
-rw-r--r--sys/man/8/cpuid11
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/sys/man/8/cpuid b/sys/man/8/cpuid
index 63cf4893b..ee09f9286 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/cpuid
+++ b/sys/man/8/cpuid
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
.TH CPUID 8
.SH NAME
-cpuid \- print processor identification information
+cpuid \- print processor information
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B aux/cpuid
[
.B -ar
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Intel compatible processors since the
+Intel and compatible processors since the
.SM Pentiumâ„¢
-(or late 486), provide the
+(or late 486) provide the
.SM CPUID
-instruction that returns feature extension information about
-the chip. The
+instruction that returns information about the chip. The
.I cpuid
program enumerates and prints this information in a simple
textual format. The output consists of multiple lines prefixed
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ input register to the
instruction followed by 4 colums with the output registers
.BR AX ,
.BR BX ,
-.BR CX ,
+.BR CX
and
.BR DX .
.PP