Fix typo, and clarify error message handling.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/tar-mode.el b/lisp/tar-mode.el
index 65e2b0f1c0b..b97cb11165e 100644
--- a/lisp/tar-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/tar-mode.el
@@ -658,15 +658,15 @@ appear on disk when you save the tar-file's buffer."
          (size (tar-header-size tokens))
          (link-p (tar-header-link-type tokens)))
     (if link-p
-        (error "This is a%s, not a real file"
-               (cond ((eq link-p 5) " directory")
-                     ((eq link-p 20) " tar directory header")
-                     ((eq link-p 28) " next has longname")
-                     ((eq link-p 29) " multivolume-continuation")
-                     ((eq link-p 35) " sparse entry")
-                     ((eq link-p 38) " volume header")
-                     ((eq link-p 55) "n extended pax header")
-                     (t "link"))))
+        (error "This is %s, not a real file"
+               (cond ((eq link-p 5) "a directory")
+                     ((eq link-p 20) "a tar directory header")
+                     ((eq link-p 28) "a next has longname")
+                     ((eq link-p 29) "a multivolume-continuation")
+                     ((eq link-p 35) "a sparse entry")
+                     ((eq link-p 38) "a volume header")
+                     ((eq link-p 55) "an extended pax header")
+                     (t "a link"))))
     (if (zerop size) (error "This is a zero-length file"))
     descriptor))