On Sun, Feb 09, 2020 at 12:41:43AM +0100, Sebastian Benoit wrote: > Ingo Schwarze(schwa...@usta.de) on 2020.02.09 00:33:06 +0100: > > Hi, > > > > Jason McIntyre wrote on Sat, Feb 08, 2020 at 10:15:08PM +0000: > > > > > - i'm ok with adding the path to these files to a FILES section > > > > So, here is a specific patch for bgpf.conf(5) and bgpd(8) such > > that we can agree on a general direction for one case where > > the example file is particularly important. > > > > Once the direction is agreed, applying it to the relatively > > small number of other cases is likely not difficult. > > > > OK? > > Ingo > > I'm not against this as it only adds to the manpage, but an > alternative could be to just tell users (in afterboot(8)?) that there is > /etc/examples for them to look at and see whats there? > > Otherwise ok.
I still think it's a good idea to put it in afterboot(8). That was the patch I sent to a few people that obviously triggered Ingo. As for /etc/examples, I still think that directory has merits. It's WAY easier to copy an example file and uncomment/tweak the parts you need while skimming through the manpage than creating one from scratch. Also, cut&paste from an EXAMPLE in the manpage is distasteful. Yeah, it's more info that has to be kept in synch. So what ? It's still useful, so it should stay. Here's an updated version, taking Theo's remarks into account. Index: afterboot.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8,v retrieving revision 1.164 diff -u -p -r1.164 afterboot.8 --- afterboot.8 28 Sep 2018 18:21:31 -0000 1.164 +++ afterboot.8 9 Feb 2020 13:26:29 -0000 @@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ command, type: Administrators will rapidly become more familiar with .Ox if they get used to using the high quality manual pages. +.Pp +Some base programs and subsystems also come with sample configuration +files in +.Pa /etc/examples . .Ss Errata By the time that you have installed your system, it is possible that bugs in the release have been found.
