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I can confirm the typo is still present in the latest version of patch on Ubuntu Artful. It seems like the README was unchanged from the upstream project, so I've forwarded the issue so that can be fixed for all :) ** Bug watch added: GNU Savannah Bug Tracker #51063 http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51063 ** Also affects: patch via http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51063 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: patch (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Tags added: artful bitesize string-fix xenial yakkety zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to patch in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1690861 Title: descripiton in README Status in Patch: Unknown Status in patch package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Line 19 of /usr/share/doc/patch/README contains "descripiton". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: patch 2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3 Uname: Linux 3.4.0+ x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon May 15 18:40:47 2017 Dependencies: gcc-4.9-base 4.9.3-0ubuntu4 libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.11 libgcc1 1:4.9.3-0ubuntu4 multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu6.11 ProcEnviron: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/proc/62/environ' SourcePackage: patch UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/patch/+bug/1690861/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

