Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:20:49 -0400 (EDT) From: James Howard <howardjp@well.com> To: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com> Cc: Joseph Mallett <jmallett@newgold.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ln(1) manpage Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0104261320120.3065-100000@z.glue.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104241946390.92436-100000@shell-2.enteract.com>
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, David Scheidt wrote: > It's the same binary. The manual page for a binary is supposed to describe > its usage. If its usage changes based on how it's called, that should be > documented. I wouldn't know link(1) existed if it weren't documented in the > ln(1) man page. (I don't think I've ever used it, so that wouldn't really > be a loss.) In some cases -- like tin/rtin(1) -- the correct solution > presents itself by reading the usage section. I don't think it makes sense > to put the same command in the "SEE ALSO" section -- it's for things like > related commands, config files, system and library calls. The way things are handled, with "man link" giving the ln man page is really best. Jamie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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