From owner-freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Thu Feb 11 13:44:13 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30E60528876 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:44:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (unknown [127.0.1.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DbyXX5qV1z3mGK for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:44:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) id C7EFA528891; Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:44:12 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: arch@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7BBD528578 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:44:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (br1.CN84in.dnsmgr.net [69.59.192.140]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4DbyXX3N6Hz3m9s for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:44:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id 11BDi95u064581; Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:44:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: (from freebsd-rwg@localhost) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id 11BDi9L5064580; Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:44:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <202102111344.11BDi9L5064580@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Subject: Re: adding a sysctl man section In-Reply-To: To: Robert Clausecker Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:44:09 -0800 (PST) CC: arch@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121h (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4DbyXX3N6Hz3m9s X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:44:13 -0000 > 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 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