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Date:      Sun, 18 May 2008 17:10:19 GMT
From:      Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   docs/123799: documentation refers to a .sh script although the 'sh' extension is being phased out
Message-ID:  <200805181710.m4IHAJEn073844@www.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <200805181720.m4IHK14W087441@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         123799
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       documentation refers to a .sh script although the 'sh' extension is being phased out
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun May 18 17:20:01 UTC 2008
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Sahil Tandon
>Release:        FreeBSD 7.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
>From the Porter's Handbook:

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Note: No new scripts should be added with the .sh suffix. At some point there will be a mass repocopy of all the scripts that still have that suffix.

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So I simply removed the ".sh" from a configuration example in the "regular" Handbook.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
diff attached

Patch attached with submission follows:

--- chapter.sgml.old	2008-05-17 05:36:34.000000000 -0400
+++ chapter.sgml	2008-05-17 05:37:24.000000000 -0400
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
 
     <para>Could be started manually with:</para>
 
-    <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput><filename>/usr/local/etc/rc.d/utility.sh</filename> start</userinput></screen>
+    <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput><filename>/usr/local/etc/rc.d/utility</filename> start</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>While not all third party software requires the line in
       <filename>rc.conf</filename>, almost every day a new port will


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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