From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 6 16:00:38 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org 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 1BDB916A41F for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:00:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7157F43D58 for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:00:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j76G0ZhP052390 for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:00:35 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j76G0ZWD052389; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:00:35 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:00:35 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200508061600.j76G0ZWD052389@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, garys@opusnet.com Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 790DC16A41F for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 15:59:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: from opusnet.com (mail.opusnet.com [209.210.200.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E78AC43D45 for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 15:59:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: from localhost.localhost [70.98.246.232] by opusnet.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id AE7CAE35014C; Sat, 06 Aug 2005 08:59:56 -0700 Received: from localhost.localhost (localhost.localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localhost (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j76G1rLF086648 for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 09:01:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: (from jojo@localhost) by localhost.localhost (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j76G1mf6086647; Sat, 6 Aug 2005 09:01:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Message-Id: <4bbr4b12c3.r4b@mail.opusnet.com> Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 09:01:48 -0700 From: "Gary W. Swearingen" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: docs/84620: [patch] xargs(1) manpage has "utility" and "command" inconsistency X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: garys@opusnet.com List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 16:00:38 -0000 >Number: 84620 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] xargs(1) manpage has "utility" and "command" inconsistency >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: Sat Aug 06 16:00:35 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gary W. Swearingen >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: none >Environment: n/a >Description: If the "xargs" program must be called a "utility" (see PR 47170), then the manpage should be careful to always distinguish its references to the "xargs" argument "utility". It has two wrong. The manpage also refers to the "xargs" program as a "command". >How-To-Repeat: n/a >Fix: --- xargs..orig.1 Thu Aug 4 14:08:01 2005 +++ xargs.1 Thu Aug 4 14:10:40 2005 @@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ upon each invocation, followed by some number of the arguments read from the standard input of .Nm . -The utility +The +.Ar utility is repeatedly executed until standard input is exhausted. .Pp Spaces, tabs and newlines may be embedded in arguments using single @@ -224,7 +225,9 @@ .It Fl s Ar size Set the maximum number of bytes for the command line length provided to .Ar utility . -The sum of the length of the utility name, the arguments passed to +The sum of the length of the +.Ar utility +name, the arguments passed to .Ar utility (including .Dv NULL @@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -command appeared in PWB UNIX. +utility appeared in PWB UNIX. .Sh BUGS If .Ar utility >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: