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@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ notify the main process that a new instance had been spawned and thus invoke the
 
 To handle an issue on `*nix` systems, where the operating system owns the shared
 memory block and if the program crashes the memory remains untouched, the
-library binds to the following signals and closes the program with error code =
-`128 + signum` where signum is the number representation of the signal listed
-below. Handling the signal is required in order to safely delete the
-`QSharedMemory` block. Each of these signals are potentially lethal and will
+library binds to the following signals and closes the program with
+`error code = 128 + signum` where signum is the number representation of the
+signal listed below. Handling the signal is required in order to safely delete
+the `QSharedMemory` block. Each of these signals are potentially lethal and will
 results in process termination.
 
 *   `SIGHUP` - `1`, Hangup.