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To: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/43364: Man page for hier(7) doesn' have /var/empty
References: <200209261710.g8QHA3MC055583@freefall.freebsd.org>
From: swear@attbi.com (Gary W. Swearingen)
Date: 26 Sep 2002 11:58:10 -0700
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Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> writes:

>  I think it's reasonable to expect users to cross-reference manuals.
>  With the privilege separation pointer, they'll know what they are looking for
>  when they fire up the sshd manual as well.

I think it's reasonable to expect users to search for "/var/empty" in
the sshd manual when the "/var/empty" description says "see sshd(8)".

Giving them some nonsense string to also search for (and find in
multiple places (only one right), in this case) is less than helpful.

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