From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 29 21:00:03 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@smarthost.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 658EDF78 for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:00:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206c::16:87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57DA9A8A for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:00:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r2TL03l3038978 for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:00:03 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6/Submit) id r2TL03tR038977; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:00:03 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:00:03 GMT Message-Id: <201303292100.r2TL03tR038977@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" Subject: Re: docs/177455: glabel(8) man page dangling verbal reference X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:00:03 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/177455; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" To: Peter Pentchev Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/177455: glabel(8) man page dangling verbal reference Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:58:37 -0700 In message <20130329132113.GB15952@straylight.m.ringlet.net>, you wrote: >On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 04:09:02PM -0700, Ronald F.Guilmette wrote: >> >> >Number: 177455 >> >Category: docs >> >Synopsis: glabel(8) man page dangling verbal reference >[snip] >> >Description: >> >> The man page for glabel(8) sez: >> >> "This class also provides..." >> >> Question: What class? > >Uh, I think it refers to the idea of "class" introduced in the very >first sentence of the geom(4) manual :) That sounds entirely reasonable, but for someone coming in cold, and just reading _only_ the glabel man page, the sentence in question is entirely cryptic. Regards, rfg