From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Sep 24 2: 5:17 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8833737B401; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 02:05:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rhadamanth.submonkey.net (pc1-cdif2-4-cust210.cdf.cable.ntl.com [80.4.10.210]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFE5F43E77; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 02:05:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from setantae@submonkey.net) Received: from setantae by rhadamanth.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.10) id 17tld4-0000V5-00; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:05:14 +0100 Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:05:14 +0100 From: Ceri Davies To: Tom Rhodes Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: typo/error in the handbook Message-ID: <20020924090514.GA1480@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , Tom Rhodes , doc@FreeBSD.org References: <3D8EFAE0.E9376ACC@phc.net> <20020923182230.GA17003@submonkey.net> <20020923222653.2beb5bec.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020923222653.2beb5bec.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> X-message-flag: All your linuxconf-configured redhat are belong to us. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 10:26:53PM -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote: > Shouldn't it be: > > # cat /cdrom/src/ssys.[a-d]* | tar xzvf - Well... Both work, and the manpage uses both forms. Both work on Solaris, but the manpage only mentions the form above. I personally always use the form above because I'm lazy, and for that same reason I'm loathe to change this now, but please go ahead if you feel that way inclined. Ceri > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 01:28:32PM +0200, peter lazar wrote: > > > in 9.3, building a custom kernel > > > instead of > > > > > > # cat /cdrom/src/ssys.[a-d]* | tar -xzvf > > > > > > there should be > > > > > > # cat /cdrom/src/ssys.[a-d]* | tar -xzvf - -- you can't see when light's so strong you can't see when light is gone To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message