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diff --git a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
index e46241b67..805827efc 100644
--- a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
along with systemd; If not, see .
-->
-
+systemd-ask-password
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
used to query a system password or passphrase from the
user, using a question message specified on the
command line. When run from a TTY it will query a
- password on the TTY and print it to STDOUT. When run
+ password on the TTY and print it to standard output. When run
with no TTY or with it will
query the password system-wide and allow active users
to respond via several agents. The latter is
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@
url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">systemd
Password Agent Specification.
- If a password is queried on a tty the user may
+ If a password is queried on a TTY, the user may
press TAB to hide the asterisks normally shown for
each character typed. Pressing Backspace as first key
achieves the same effect.
@@ -103,14 +104,6 @@
The following options are understood:
-
-
-
-
- Prints a short help
- text and exits.
-
-
@@ -129,7 +122,8 @@
Specify the query
timeout in seconds. Defaults to
- 90s.
+ 90s. A timeout of 0 waits indefinitely.
+
@@ -144,7 +138,7 @@
- If passed accept
+ If passed, accept
cached passwords, i.e. passwords
previously typed in.
@@ -159,6 +153,8 @@
output one password per
line.
+
+
@@ -166,7 +162,7 @@
Exit status
- On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
+ On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
code otherwise.