> On Aug 18, 2017, at 1:18 AM, Jason McIntyre <[email protected]> wrote: > > [...] > >> -- >> Scott Cheloha >> >> Index: bin/ksh/ksh.1 >> =================================================================== >> RCS file: /cvs/src/bin/ksh/ksh.1,v >> retrieving revision 1.192 >> diff -u -p -r1.192 ksh.1 >> --- bin/ksh/ksh.1 11 Aug 2017 23:10:55 -0000 1.192 >> +++ bin/ksh/ksh.1 18 Aug 2017 00:19:35 -0000 >> @@ -1614,16 +1614,15 @@ in >> .Ev PS1 . >> .It Li \e# >> The current command number. >> -This could be different to the current history number, >> -if >> +This may differ from the current history number if > > what's there now is ok, and what you propose is ok. so the difference is > really taste. in cases like that, i don;t think changing the text is > worth it, unless you can see a clear improvement. > > as to your point about to -> from, "different to" is in use. my > student dictonary notes that "In British English, people sometimes say > that one thing is different to another. Some people consider this use to > be incorrect". but then the reverse is seemingly true of "different > than". > > i would just leave it.
Alrighty. >> .Ev HISTFILE >> contains a history list from a previous session. >> .It Li \e$ >> -The default prompt i.e.\& >> -.Sq # \& >> +The default prompt character i.e.\& >> +.Sq #\& >> if the effective UID is 0, >> otherwise >> -.Sq $ \& . >> +.Sq $\& . >> Since the shell interprets >> .Sq $ >> as a special character within double quotes, >> > > i haven;t tested the space issue, but if it's correct i guess it needs > fixing. however in that case the "\&" escaping is not needed. Here's a tweaked diff: Index: bin/ksh/ksh.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/bin/ksh/ksh.1,v retrieving revision 1.192 diff -u -p -r1.192 ksh.1 --- bin/ksh/ksh.1 11 Aug 2017 23:10:55 -0000 1.192 +++ bin/ksh/ksh.1 18 Aug 2017 22:31:13 -0000 @@ -1619,11 +1619,11 @@ if .Ev HISTFILE contains a history list from a previous session. .It Li \e$ -The default prompt i.e.\& -.Sq # \& +The default prompt character i.e.\& +.Sq # if the effective UID is 0, otherwise -.Sq $ \& . +.Sq $ . Since the shell interprets .Sq $ as a special character within double quotes,
