pod problems in io

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p4raw-id: //depot/perl@8593

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perlapio.pod b/pod/perlapio.pod
index 6f0c96cb17..06e3d14e62 100644
--- a/pod/perlapio.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapio.pod
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ There may be an implementation limit on the number of open handles, which may
 be lower than the limit on the number of open files - C<errno> may
 not be set when C<NULL> is returned if this limnit is exceeded.
 
-=item B<PerlIO_reopen(path,mode,f)
+=item B<PerlIO_reopen(path,mode,f)>
 
 While this currently exists in all three implementations perl itself
 does not use it. I<As perl does not use it, it is not well tested.>
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ Do not use this - use PerlIO_fast_gets.
 
 Obscure - set count of bytes in the buffer. Deprecated.
 Only usable if PerlIO_canset_cnt() returns true.
-Currently used in only doio.c to force count < -1 to -1.
+Currently used in only doio.c to force count less than -1 to -1.
 Perhaps should be PerlIO_set_empty or similar.
 This call may actually do nothing if "count" is deduced from pointer
 and a "limit".
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ B<ptype> is perl's charcter for the kind of IO:
 
 =over 8
 
-=item '<' read
+=item 'E<lt>' read
 
-=item '>' write
+=item 'E<gt>' write
 
 =item '+' read/write
 
@@ -468,7 +468,6 @@ recursively call PerlIO and be a problem.
 PerlIO_debug writes to the file named by $ENV{'PERLIO_DEBUG'} typical use
 might be
 
-
   Bourne shells:
    PERLIO_DEBUG=/dev/tty ./perl somescript some args
 
diff --git a/pod/perliol.pod b/pod/perliol.pod
index fc8f923063..ac6a4a221c 100644
--- a/pod/perliol.pod
+++ b/pod/perliol.pod
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ scalar's type changes.) An IO stream is then in general represented as a
 pointer to this linked-list of "layers".
 
 It should be noted that because of the double indirection in a C<PerlIO *>,
-a C<< &(perlio->next) >> "is" a C<PerlIO *>, and so to some degree at least
-one layer can use the "standard" API on the next layer down.
+a C<< &(perlio-E<gt>next) >> "is" a C<PerlIO *>, and so to some degree
+at least one layer can use the "standard" API on the next layer down.
 
 A "layer" is composed of two parts:
 
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ All writes should be appends.
 
 =item PERLIO_F_CRLF
 
-Layer is performing Win32-like "\n" => CR,LF for output and CR,LF =>
-"\n" for input. Normally the provided "crlf" layer is the only layer
-that need bother about this. C<PerlIO_binmode()> will mess with this
+Layer is performing Win32-like "\n" mapped to CR,LF for output and CR,LF
+mapped to "\n" for input. Normally the provided "crlf" layer is the only
+layer that need bother about this. C<PerlIO_binmode()> will mess with this
 flag rather than add/remove layers if the C<PERLIO_K_CANCRLF> bit is set
 for the layers class.