Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 14:57:19 -0600 From: Mike Pritchard <mpp@mppsystems.com> To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/15286: Fix typo and missing files in fortune(6) Message-ID: <19991206145719.A17495@mppsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <19991206174651.A319@marder-1> References: <199912060010.QAA45466@freefall.freebsd.org> <19991206174651.A319@marder-1>
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On Mon, Dec 06, 1999 at 05:46:51PM +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: > On Sun, Dec 05, 1999 at 04:10:01PM -0800, Chris Costello wrote: > > The following reply was made to PR docs/15286; it has been noted by GNATS. > > > > From: Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com> > > To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> > > > > On Sun, Dec 05, 1999, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > ! the fortunes databases (those files ending ``-o'' contain the > > > > Shouldn't that be > > > > .Dq Fl o > > > > Are you asking or telling? The reason I didn't use Fl was because the > ``-o'' in this context is not a command-line option, but a sub-string > in a filename. > > As for .Dq, earlier in the manpage there is a quote from H. Allen > Smith and double-quotes are used there literally so I used this as a > guide to the Right Way to do things. > > Which is the correct way? For the above case, use: .Dq -o since it isn't a command line option. .Dq xxx should be used whenever you want to generate: ``xxx'' -Mike -- Mike Pritchard mpp@FreeBSD.org or mpp@mppsystems.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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