From 2cd421fc2e46beb258bc3861664e3b123c09e413 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: LinuxOnTheDesktop <47056543+LinuxOnTheDesktop@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 03:45:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: correct various errors of English (#1065) Including but not limited to: number agreement; punctuation --- README.md | 28 ++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0efdf80f7..eac500b00 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ [![latest packaged version(s)](https://repology.org/badge/latest-versions/fastfetch.svg)](https://repology.org/project/fastfetch/versions) [![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/tiny-repos/fastfetch.svg)](https://repology.org/project/fastfetch/versions) -Fastfetch is a [neofetch](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch)-like tool for fetching system information and displaying them in a pretty way. It is written mainly in C, with performance and customizability in mind. Currently, Linux, Android, FreeBSD, macOS, SunOS and Windows 7+ are supported. +Fastfetch is a [neofetch](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch)-like tool for fetching system information and displaying it prettily. It is written mainly in C, with performance and customizability in mind. Currently, Linux, Android, FreeBSD, macOS, SunOS and Windows 7+ are supported. @@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ Fastfetch is a [neofetch](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch)-like tool for -There are [screenshots on different platforms](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki) +There are [screenshots on different platforms](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki). ## Installation ### Linux -Some distros packaged an outdated fastfetch version. Older version is not supported, please always ensure that the latest version is used. +Some distros packaged an outdated fastfetch version. Older version receive no support, so please try always to use the latest version. * Ubuntu: [`ppa:zhangsongcui3371/fastfetch`](https://launchpad.net/~zhangsongcui3371/+archive/ubuntu/fastfetch) (for Ubuntu 22.04 or newer) * Debian: `sudo apt install fastfetch` (for Debian 13 or newer) @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ If fastfetch is not packaged for your distro or an outdated version is packaged, * [winget](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/f/Fastfetch-cli/Fastfetch): `winget install fastfetch` * [MSYS2 MinGW](https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/tree/master/mingw-w64-fastfetch): `pacman -S mingw-w64---fastfetch` -You may also download it directly from [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/latest) and extract the archive. +You may also download the program directly from [the GitHub releases page](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/latest) in the form of an archive file. ### FreeBSD @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ See Wiki: https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Building ## Customization -Fastfetch uses the JSONC (or JSON with comments) for configuration. [See Wiki for detail](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Configuration). There are some premade config files in [`presets`](presets), including the ones used for the screenshots above. You can load them using `-c `. They may also serve as a good example for format arguments. +Fastfetch uses the JSONC (or JSON with comments) for configuration. [See Wiki for detail](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Configuration). There are some premade config files in [`presets`](presets), including the ones used for the screenshots above. You can load them using `-c `. Those files can serve as examples of the configuration syntax. Logos can be heavily customized too; see the [logo documentation](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Logo-options) for more information. @@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ Logos can be heavily customized too; see the [logo documentation](https://github 1. Fastfetch is actively maintained. 2. Fastfetch is faster. As the name suggests. -3. Fastfetch is more feature-rich. By default fastfetch only has a few modules enabled. Use `fastfetch -c all` to find what you want. -4. Fastfetch is more configurable. You can find more information in the Wiki: -5. Fastfetch is more polished. For example, neofetch prints `555MiB` in `Memory` module and `23G` in `Disk` module (notibily the difference of `MiB` and `G`), while fastfetch prints `555.00 MiB` and `22.97 GiB` respectively. -6. Fastfetch is more accurate. For example, [neofetch never actually supports Wayland protocol](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch/pull/2395). +3. Fastfetch has a greater number of features, though by default fastfetch only has a few modules enabled; use `fastfetch -c all` to find what you want. +4. Fastfetch is more configurable. You can find more information in the Wiki: . +5. Fastfetch is more polished. For example, neofetch prints `555MiB` in `Memory` module and `23G` in `Disk` module, whereas fastfetch prints `555.00 MiB` and `22.97 GiB` respectively. +6. Fastfetch is more accurate. For example, [neofetch never actually supports the Wayland protocol](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch/pull/2395). ### Q: Fastfetch shows my local IP address. It leaks my privacy! @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ If you really don't like it, you can disable the `Local IP` module in `config.js ### Q: Where is the config file? I can't find it. -`Fastfetch` don't generate config file automatically. You can use `fastfetch --gen-config` to generate one. The config file will be saved in `~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc` by default. See [Wiki for detail](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Configuration). +`Fastfetch` does not generate config file automatically. You can use `fastfetch --gen-config` to generate one. The config file will be saved in `~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc` by default. See [Wiki for detail](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Configuration). ### Q: The configuration is so complex. Where is the documentation? @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Alternatively, you can refer to the presets in [`presets` directory](https://git ### Q: How can I customize the module output? -Fastfetch uses `format` to generate output. For example to make `GPU` module show GPU name only and ignore other information, you can use +Fastfetch uses `format` to generate output. For example, to make the `GPU` module show only the GPU name (leaving other information undisplayed), you can use ```jsonc { @@ -145,15 +145,15 @@ Fastfetch uses `format` to generate output. For example to make `GPU` module sho } ``` -which is equivalent to `fastfetch -s gpu --gpu-format '{2}'` +. . which is equivalent to `fastfetch -s gpu --gpu-format '{2}'` -See `fastfetch -h format` for basic usage. For module specific formattion, see `fastfetch -h -format` +See `fastfetch -h format` for information on basic usage. For module specific formattion, see `fastfetch -h -format` ### Q: I have my own ascii-art / image file. How can I show it with fastfetch? Try `fastfetch -l /path/to/logo`. See [logo documentation](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Logo-options) for detail. -If you just want to display distro name in [FIGlet text](https://github.com/pwaller/pyfiglet) +If you just want to display distro name in [FIGlet text](https://github.com/pwaller/pyfiglet): ```bash # install pyfiglet and jq first