Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:48:50 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-chat-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: spellberg_robert <emailrob@emailrob.com> Cc: fbsd_chat <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [ fbsd_chat ] Re: sh(1) documentation_set Message-ID: <444osvbnwd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <4A6F5C31.2000502@emailrob.com> (spellberg robert's message of "Tue\, 28 Jul 2009 21\:14\:41 %2B0100") References: <200907281352.n6SDqXur017295@lurza.secnetix.de> <4A6F5C31.2000502@emailrob.com>
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spellberg_robert <emailrob@emailrob.com> writes: > dear mr. fromme --- >> > man_pages need to be, at least, "substantially_complete". >> >> I agree that the sh(1) manual page should be complete, >> and I think it is indeed complete. Do you think some >> piece of reference information is missing? > > ah_ha, you have arrived at my thesis. > > the man_page author states that it is not complete, in the first paragraph. Not really. What it says is that the man page is not a complete *specification*. That is not the same thing as being incomplete as a user manual. When appropriate information is noticed to be missing, it does get added (as you can confirm from looking at the checkin log for sh.1).home | help
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