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diff --git a/doc/api/util.md b/doc/api/util.md index caee5990fb..e5d57759e5 100644 --- a/doc/api/util.md +++ b/doc/api/util.md @@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ added: v0.11.3 The `util.debuglog()` method is used to create a function that conditionally writes debug messages to `stderr` based on the existence of the `NODE_DEBUG` -environment variable. If the `section` name appears within the value of that +environment variable. If the `section` name appears within the value of that environment variable, then the returned function operates similar to -[`console.error()`][]. If not, then the returned function is a no-op. +[`console.error()`][]. If not, then the returned function is a no-op. ```js const util = require('util'); @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ it will output something like: FOO 3245: hello from foo [123] ``` -where `3245` is the process id. If it is not run with that +where `3245` is the process id. If it is not run with that environment variable set, then it will not print anything. The `section` supports wildcard also: @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ corresponding argument. Supported placeholders are: * `%d` - Number (integer or floating point value). * `%i` - Integer. * `%f` - Floating point value. -* `%j` - JSON. Replaced with the string `'[Circular]'` if the argument +* `%j` - JSON. Replaced with the string `'[Circular]'` if the argument contains circular references. * `%o` - Object. A string representation of an object with generic JavaScript object formatting. @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ that the two styles are [semantically incompatible][]. * `constructor` {Function} * `superConstructor` {Function} -Inherit the prototype methods from one [constructor][] into another. The +Inherit the prototype methods from one [constructor][] into another. The prototype of `constructor` will be set to a new object created from `superConstructor`. |