<para><command>sponge</command> reads standard input and
writes it out to the specified file. Unlike a shell
redirect, sponge soaks up all its input before
- opening the output file. This allows for
- constructing pipelines that read from and write to
+ opening the output file. This allows constricting
+ pipelines that read from and write to
the same file. </para>
<para>If no output file is specified, sponge outputs to
stdout.</para>