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wdogctl(8): Minor tweak suggested by a passing umarell. 

Plus another wording improvement.
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riastradh 2022-09-23 12:35:00 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: wdogctl.8,v 1.27 2022/09/22 21:40:42 uwe Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: wdogctl.8,v 1.28 2022/09/23 12:35:00 riastradh Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Zembu Labs, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The
.Nx
kernel provides three modes in which watchdog timers may
operate: kernel tickle mode, user tickle mode, and external tickle mode.
.Bl -tag -width "external tickle mode"
.Bl -tag
.It kernel tickle mode
A timer in the kernel refreshes the watchdog timer.
This ensures kernel threads can make progress within the period of the
@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ unless the timer is activated with the
option.
.It external tickle mode
Similar to user tickle mode, except that the tickle must be done
explicitly by a separate invocation of the program with the
.Fl t
option.
explicitly by a separate invocation of
.Nm Fl t .
This allows users to determine the activity whose progress the watchdog
timer checks.
.El