From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Sat Aug 22 11:59:14 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A61DB3B79CF; Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:59:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernape@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BYcPG3zZdz4WZt; Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:59:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernape@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6BCF915DE4; Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:59:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernape@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 07MBxEpj001784; Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:59:14 GMT (envelope-from fernape@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from fernape@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 07MBxEvx001783; Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:59:14 GMT (envelope-from fernape@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <202008221159.07MBxEvx001783@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: fernape set sender to fernape@FreeBSD.org using -f From: =?UTF-8?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=c3=ada?= Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:59:14 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r364481 - head/sbin/sysctl X-SVN-Group: head X-SVN-Commit-Author: fernape X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/sbin/sysctl X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 364481 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: base MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:59:14 -0000 Author: fernape (ports committer) Date: Sat Aug 22 11:59:14 2020 New Revision: 364481 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/364481 Log: sysctl(8): clarify -n flag -n omits the name of the variable regardless of the type of information that is requested. Rephrase to clarify this point. PR: 242191 Submitted by: stilezy@gmail.com Approved by: emaste@ Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26149 Modified: head/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 Modified: head/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 ============================================================================== --- head/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 Sat Aug 22 10:55:55 2020 (r364480) +++ head/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 Sat Aug 22 11:59:14 2020 (r364481) @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" From: @(#)sysctl.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd February 8, 2019 +.Dd August 22, 2020 .Dt SYSCTL 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ use: .Pp .Dl "complete sysctl 'n/*/`sysctl -Na`/'" .It Fl n -Show only variable values, not their names. +Do not show variable names. This option is useful for setting shell variables. For instance, to save the pagesize in variable .Va psize ,