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Date:      04 Mar 2002 23:11:16 -0800
From:      swear@blarg.net (Gary W. Swearingen)
To:        chris@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Cleaning up section 8 (Re: docs/35011)
Message-ID:  <izelizh4kr.liz@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <20020304165226.A7081@holly.calldei.com>
References:  <200202162200.g1GM03452105@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020304165226.A7081@holly.calldei.com>

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Chris Costello <chris@FreeBSD.ORG> writes:

> On Saturday, February 16, 2002, Chris Costello wrote:
> >     Actually, there is a command called `jail'.  However,
> >  diskless(8) should probably become diskless(7).
> 
>    Moreover, I propose that we move all non-commands out of
> section 8:
> 
> adding_user.8   diskless.8      sticky.8
> crash.8         picobsd.8       yp.8
> 
>    I vote that they be moved into section 7 (Miscellaneous
> Information Manual).  Anybody agree with me?

Looking at intro(8) and taking the first description sentence out of
context leads me to believe that someone thought some non-commands
belonged there.  It specifically mentions "crash".  It could use a
rewrite no matter what decision is made regarding section 8. I have
no opinion on that.

I was suprised that these things weren't described (at least briefly) in
the man(1) man page and I didn't find them in the handbook (though my
note says they are there).  Probably, man(1) should mention intro(*).

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