Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:44:09 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> To: Robert Clausecker <fuz@fuz.su> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: adding a sysctl man section Message-ID: <202102111344.11BDi9L5064580@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <YCR34SnDpFX7RJ4g@fuz.su>
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> Why not add these to section 7 instead? The section is sparsely > populated as is and those names with lots of dots in them are > unlikely to collide. > > On second thought, no collisions would occur in section 4 either > it seems. And since most of the links would go to section 4 anyway... man 7 intro man 4 intro man 9 intro man sysctl Clearly this goes in section 9? > > Yours, > Robert Clausecker > > Am Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 04:15:05PM -0800 schrieb John-Mark Gurney: > > Inspired by: https://twitter.com/michaeldexter/status/1359614809365311490 > > > > I realized that we could/should create a new sysctl section. My initial > > thought was section s, but I'd be open for other recommendations. > > > > Then, any page that describes a sysctl, would add an MLINK to it: > > MLINK+= xhci.4 hw.usb.xhci.debug.s > > > > This section would be added to the default search, and then users > > would simply be able to type: man <sysctl> and get directed to the > > page that has information about it. > > > > Any objections? None other than location. Its blue, it goes in the blue section :-) > > -- > > John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 > > > > "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not." > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list > > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- > () ascii ribbon campaign - for an 8-bit clean world > /\ - against html email - against proprietary attachments > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org
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