Specify the optional offset as a positive value, regardless of chopping from packet beginning or packet end. I *think* this will be easier syntax to remember.

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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/editcap.pod b/doc/editcap.pod
index d5abe28a1f..00422e4bcd 100644
--- a/doc/editcap.pod
+++ b/doc/editcap.pod
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ Sets the chop length to use when writing the packet data. Each packet is
 chopped by <choplen> bytes of data. Positive values chop at the packet
 beginning while negative values chop at the packet end.
 
-If the optional offset precedes the <choplen>, then the bytes chopped will be
-offset from that value. Positve offsets are from the packet beginning, while
-negative offsets are from the packet end.
+If an optional offset precedes the <choplen>, then the bytes chopped will be
+offset from that value. Offsets are expected to be positive values, regardless
+of chopping from packet beginning or packet end.
 
 This is useful for chopping headers for decapsulation of an entire capture,
 removing tunneling headers, or in the rare case that the conversion between two