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Date:      Mon, 6 Dec 1999 23:08:42 -0500 (EST)
From:      James Howard <howardjp@wam.umd.edu>
To:        Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com>
Cc:        freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: docs/15234: sh(1) man page have capitalised instance of "sh".
Message-ID:  <Pine.OSF.3.95q.991206230721.9934B-100000@marple.umd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199912070330.TAA19258@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Chris Costello wrote:

> From: Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com>
> To: "Oleg V. Volkov" <rover@lglobus.ru>
> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: docs/15234: sh(1) man page have capitalised instance of "sh".
> Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 21:25:18 -0600
> 
>  On Tue, Dec 07, 1999, Oleg V. Volkov wrote:
>  > Well, then...
>  > ``A "sh" command interpreter (shell) ..." should do, I guess...
>  
>     Personally, I think it's fine the way it is, or should not be
>  capitalized at all.  The word "A" doesn't belong there.
>  
>     Anybody else have any input?

Both forms (using a capitialized "Sh") and going out of the way to do it
are prevalent throughout the entire manual.  But if you must do it, make
it ``An "sh" command...''  

Jamie



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