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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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