-@c Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002
+@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c This is part of the GAS manual.
@c For copying conditions, see the file as.texinfo.
@ifset GENERIC
This directive declares use of a global application or system register.
It must be followed by a register name %g2, %g3, %g6 or %g7, comma and
the symbol name for that register. If symbol name is @code{#scratch},
-it is a scratch register, if it is @code{#ignore}, it just surpresses any
+it is a scratch register, if it is @code{#ignore}, it just suppresses any
errors about using undeclared global register, but does not emit any
information about it into the object file. This can be useful e.g. if you
save the register before use and restore it after.