From owner-cvs-etc Tue Jun 24 22:12:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA01286 for cvs-etc-outgoing; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 22:12:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bourbon.sfc.wide.ad.jp (bourbon.sfc.wide.ad.jp [203.178.139.171]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA01252; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 22:12:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bourbon.sfc.wide.ad.jp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.sfc.wide.ad.jp (8.8.5/3.5Wpl104/21/97) with ESMTP id OAA22765; Wed, 25 Jun 1997 14:08:55 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <199706250508.OAA22765@bourbon.sfc.wide.ad.jp> To: dima@best.net Cc: max@wide.ad.jp, dima@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-etc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc From: Masafumi NAKANE/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQ2Y6LDJtSjgbKEI=?= In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 24 Jun 1997 21:37:11 -0700 (PDT)" References: <199706250437.VAA15429@burka.rdy.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 1.54 on Emacs 19.28.1, Mule 2.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 14:08:53 +0900 Sender: owner-cvs-etc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> > Log: >> > sh /etc/rc.local -> . /etc/rc.local >> >> > Revision Changes Path >> > 1.130 +2 -2 src/etc/rc >> >> What's the advantage of the latter form over the former one? I can >> only see disadvantage. > The advantage is: now variables from /etc/rc.conf{,.local} will be propagated > to /etc/rc.local Damn, I overlooked the space between the period and the slash! Now I see what you meant . Sorry for bothering you. Cheers, Max