Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:31:01 -0400 (EDT) From: David Magda <dmagda+fbugs@magda.ca> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/51133: RSH environmental variable not described in rcmd(3) Message-ID: <200304181731.h3IHV1KL000452@number6.magda.ca> Resent-Message-ID: <200304181740.h3IHe7Ie080045@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 51133 >Category: docs >Synopsis: RSH environmental variable not described in rcmd(3) >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Apr 18 10:40:07 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: David Magda >Release: FreeBSD 4.8-PRERELEASE i386 >Organization: We're organized? >Environment: System: FreeBSD number6.magda.ca 4.8-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 4.8-PRERELEASE #1: Fri Feb 21 18:37:45 EST 2003 dave@number6.magda.ca:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNELE i386 >Description: A while back rcmd(3) was changed so that if a program was defined in the RSH environmental variable, it would be used when the rcmd(3) library function was called. >How-To-Repeat: man 3 rcmd search for RSH: you won't find it >Fix: Create a ENVIRONMENT section (.Sh ENVIRONMENT) in the rcmd(3) man page (and any others that are affected by RSH) stating what RSH does. Mentioning this functionality in the DESCRIPTION may not be a bad idea either. OpenBSD's rcmd(3) man page does this: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rcmdsh&sektion=3 NetBSD uses the RCMD_CMD variable: http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?rcmd+3+NetBSD-current >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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