Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:10:53 GMT From: Michel Lavondes <fox@vader.aacc.cc.md.us> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/68453: [patch] rc.subr.8 Message-ID: <200406281810.i5SIArgJ043196@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200406281820.i5SIKDee063702@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 68453
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [patch] rc.subr.8
>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: Mon Jun 28 18:20:13 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Michel Lavondes
>Release: FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE-p22
>Organization:
Ecdysiasts United For Overdressing
>Environment:
>Description:
${name}_program in a startup script using rc.subr will silently override $command. This patch assumes the behavior is intended and documents it.
This is known to happen using the sysutils/rc_subr port on 4.x, but probably happens on 5.x with rcNG too.
>How-To-Repeat:
man 8 rc.subr
>Fix:
--- src/share/man/man8/rc.subr.8.orig Mon Jun 21 09:02:57 2004
+++ src/share/man/man8/rc.subr.8 Mon Jun 21 09:26:36 2004
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@
Not required if
.Ar argument Ns Sy _cmd
is defined for each supported keyword.
+Note that if
+.Sy ${name}_program
+is set, it will silently override
+.Sy command .
.It Sy command_args
Optional arguments and/or shell directives for
.Sy command .
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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