From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 18 10:40:09 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9E4137B404 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:40:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6BD643FDD for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:40:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h3IHe7Up080046 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:40:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h3IHe7Ie080045; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:40:07 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:40:07 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200304181740.h3IHe7Ie080045@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, David Magda Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD29037B404 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:31:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.183]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4199A43FE9 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:31:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dmagda@magda.ca) Received: from number6.magda.ca ([64.229.179.136]) by tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <20030418173102.DQLF20691.tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net@number6.magda.ca> for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:31:02 -0400 Received: from number6.magda.ca (localhost.magda.ca [127.0.0.1]) by number6.magda.ca (8.12.9/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h3IHV1g3000453 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:31:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dmagda@magda.ca) Received: (from dmagda@localhost) by number6.magda.ca (8.12.9/8.12.7/Submit) id h3IHV1KL000452; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:31:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dmagda) Message-Id: <200304181731.h3IHV1KL000452@number6.magda.ca> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:31:01 -0400 (EDT) From: David Magda To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/51133: RSH environmental variable not described in rcmd(3) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David Magda List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:40:10 -0000 >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: