Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 14:54:35 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 242191] man pages: sysctl -n option incorrectly described Message-ID: <bug-242191-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=242191 Bug ID: 242191 Summary: man pages: sysctl -n option incorrectly described Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: Manual Pages Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: stilezy@gmail.com CC: doc@FreeBSD.org Current misleading description, suggests it outputs value of sysctls only, whereas it can output anything (type/descript etc). Its actual function is to suppress name, not output value only. Current misleading description: "-n: Show only variable values, not their names. This option is useful for setting shell variables. For instance, to save the pagesize in variable psize, use: set psize=`sysctl -n hw.pagesize" Suggested improved wording: -n: Suppress variable names. The output will be the bare value, description, type, or other details, according to the other options used. This option is useful for setting shell variables. For instance, to save the pagesize in variable psize, use: set psize=`sysctl -n hw.pagesize" Sorry, not up to speed on SVN, hence unconfident to push as a change myself. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.help
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