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From: Mike Pritchard <mpp>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit:  src/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb Makefile pwd_mkdb.c
To: wosch@freefall.freebsd.org (Wolfram Schneider)
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 16:08:14 -0800 (PST)
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In-Reply-To: <199703081409.GAA14605@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Wolfram Schneider" at Mar 8, 97 06:09:28 am
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Where are the man page updates to document this? :-)

Wolfram Schneider wrote:
> 
> wosch       97/03/08 06:09:26
> 
>   Modified:    usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb  Makefile pwd_mkdb.c
>   Log:
>   Allow comments in password database. The comments are copied from
>   the password file into /etc/master.passwd and optional (-p) into
>   /etc/passwd. Enable this feature with the compile
>   option -DPASSWD_IGNORE_COMMENTS.
>   
>   The character `#' introduces a comment. Leading spaces and tabs are
>   ignored: '^[ \t]*#.*\n$'
>   
>   Count an empty line - only spaces, tabs or newline - also as a comment.
>   An empty line at the bottom of /etc/master.passwd is a common
>   novice error and increased my mail load: '^[ \t]*\n$'
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.3       +1 -0      src/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/Makefile
>   1.16      +25 -4     src/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pwd_mkdb.c
> 


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