manpage for 'killall' incorrect

Bug #889934 reported by Jason Frost
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psmisc (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

This isn't a big issue, just a couple slight errors in the manpage for 'killall'.

- for -o (--older-than), the manpage says 'Match only processes that are older (started before) the time specified', I think this should say 'Match only processes that are older than (started before) the time specified'

- for -y (--younger-than), the manpage states the same as for -o, 'Match only processes that are older (started before) the time specified', this should say 'Match only processes that are younger than (started before) the time specified.

This bug affects the following versions: 22.10-1 (latest available in lucid), 22.11-1 (latest available in maverick) , 22.13-1 (latest available in natty) and 22.14-1 (latest available in oneiric and precise).

I have attached a patch for the latest version in oneiric and precise (22.14-1), however the same patch should work for the other versions where this bug is present.

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Jason Frost (jasonf) wrote :
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

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tags: added: patch
Ahmed Shams (ashams)
Changed in psmisc (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ahmed Shams (ashams)
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Confirmed
Ahmed Shams (ashams)
Changed in psmisc (Ubuntu):
assignee: Ahmed Shams (ashams) → nobody
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