Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 18:17:03 -0800 From: William Richard <wdr@tdl.com> To: chris@calldei.com, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/14319: hostname(1) doesn't mention rc.conf Message-ID: <385EE31F.8E9A8772@tdl.com> References: <199912210150.RAA89417@freefall.freebsd.org> <19991220195545.R6167@holly.calldei.com>
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Chris Costello wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 20, 1999, John Baldwin wrote: > > The preferred method of setting the hostname is defining the variable > > .Va hostname > > in > > .Pa /etc/cr.conf . > > > > I don't think 'by defining...' is a valid direct object, it needs to be an > > infinitive (IIRC), i.e. 'to define' or a gerund, i.e. 'defining'. (I may have > > the terms messed up, but I believe the examples are accurate). > > Why don't you put an adverb in that description? Like > "permenantly." <sigh> I'm a writer, I should have caught this. How about: The canonical way to define the hostname at boot time is with the .Va hostname variable in .Pa /etc/rc.conf . Better? There's enough bad English in documentation, I didn't mean to bugger up by adding more. New diff (with a better path specification) coming up. FWIW, we don't use words ending in -ly; my writing teacher would thrash me. Cheers, William Richard wdr@tdl.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the messagehome | help
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