Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 13:10:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Pritchard <mpp> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: bin/1139: uname.1 and uname.c disagree about display ordering Message-ID: <199604152010.NAA00894@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/1139; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Mike Pritchard <mpp> To: lyndon@orthanc.com Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/1139: uname.1 and uname.c disagree about display ordering Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 13:09:43 -0700 (PDT) Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > > >Description: > > uname(1) claims '-a' is the same as '-m -n -r -s -v' however the > code displays as '-n -r -s -v -m'. > > >How-To-Repeat: > > >Fix: > > The following patch to /usr/src/usr.bin/uname/uname.c rearranges > the flag checks to match the man page. If anything, the man page should be changed to match the code, not the other way around. uname -a has worked this way for a long time, and changing its output now is not a good idea. -- Mike Pritchard mpp@freebsd.org "Go that way. Really fast. If something gets in your way, turn"
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