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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi
index ac1fcd6ba10e2b2024bcb0096d86d9f69aa1cbf8..775ac08fa0f01bbae6bd9f720a513b6c407db2e1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/textutils.texi
+++ b/doc/textutils.texi
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ input line length or restrictions on bytes allowed within lines.  In
 addition, if the final byte of an input file is not a newline, GNU
 @code{sort} silently supplies one.
 
-Upon any error, @code{sort} exits with status of @samp{2}.
+Upon any error, @code{sort} exits with a status of @samp{2}.
 
 @vindex TMPDIR
 If the environment variable @code{TMPDIR} is set, @code{sort} uses its