On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 05:32:21PM -0500, Scott Cheloha wrote: > > 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: >
committed, thanks. jmc > 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, >
