From owner-freebsd-doc Thu Feb 8 0:10:19 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCD5037B401 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2001 00:10:02 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f188A2f10771; Thu, 8 Feb 2001 00:10:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 00:10:02 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200102080810.f188A2f10771@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: From: Poul-Henning Kamp Subject: Re: docs/24921: devfs.5 typo fix Reply-To: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR docs/24921; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Poul-Henning Kamp To: Nik Clayton Cc: kargl@apl.washington.edu, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/24921: devfs.5 typo fix Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 09:06:15 +0100 In message <20010208071538.C81595@canyon.nothing-going-on.org>, Nik Clayton wri tes: >cc'd to PHK for comment. > >On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 10:12:20PM +0000, kargl@apl.washington.edu wrote: >> >Number: 24921 >> >Category: docs >> >Synopsis: Typo /devs --> /dev >> >> >Description: >> The devfs.5 man page describes the default mount point as /devs. >> It appears that the default is actually /dev. > >1. The example fstab entry in the SYNOPSIS for the man page will mount > the new filesystem on /devs, not /dev. > >2. It's my understanding that this is deliberate, while devfs is in the > final shakedown phase. As and when devfs is deemed ready for > production use, the default should become /dev. The manpage is somewhat out of sync, I'll update it. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message