From owner-cvs-all Wed Mar 20 3:32:27 2002 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from axl.seasidesoftware.co.za (axl.seasidesoftware.co.za [196.31.7.201]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B38837B419; Wed, 20 Mar 2002 03:32:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from sheldonh (helo=axl.seasidesoftware.co.za) by axl.seasidesoftware.co.za with local-esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16neNc-000FBm-00; Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:35:44 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: Poul-Henning Kamp Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/newfs mkfs.c newfs.8 newfs.c newfs.h In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 19 Mar 2002 23:16:16 PST." <200203200716.g2K7GGh28570@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:35:44 +0200 Message-ID: <58389.1016624144@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 23:16:16 PST, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > Modified files: > sbin/newfs mkfs.c newfs.8 newfs.c newfs.h > Log: > Swing the axe and remove some archaic features from newfs which modern > diskdrives do neither need nor want: I really like this. The number of unnecessary options available in newfs(8) has, I think, always presented a significant entry barrier for new users. It takes serious discipline and faith to read through the entire manual page, trusting that you'll understand how to use the tool effectively when you're finished. Thanks, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message