From cf41be7571722f8c1f08a85b2c7f813daddfddfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Allen Byrne <50328838+byrnHDF@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:44:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] A path component may include a dot with other characters
 (#4192)

---
 src/H5Gmodule.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/H5Gmodule.h b/src/H5Gmodule.h
index fb9cf732c09..7ae700a1a36 100644
--- a/src/H5Gmodule.h
+++ b/src/H5Gmodule.h
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@
  * slash is a always a member of the component indicated by the link name preceding that slash.
  *
  * The first component in the path name may be any of the following:
- * \li The special character dot (., a period), indicating the current group
+ * \li The special character dot (., a single period), indicating the current group
  * \li The special character slash (/), indicating the root group
  * \li Any member of the current group
  *
- * Component link names may be any string of ASCII characters not containing a slash or a dot
+ * Component link names may be any string of ASCII characters not containing a slash or a single dot
  * (/ and ., which are reserved as noted above). However, users are advised to avoid the use of
  * punctuation and non-printing characters, as they may create problems for other software. The
  * figure below provides a BNF grammar for HDF5 path names.