Author: fernape (ports committer)
Date: Sat Aug 22 11:59:14 2020
New Revision: 364481
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/364481

Log:
  sysctl(8): clarify -n flag
  
  -n omits the name of the variable regardless of the type of information that 
is
  requested. Rephrase to clarify this point.
  
  PR:   242191
  Submitted by: stil...@gmail.com
  Approved by:  emaste@
  Differential Revision:        https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26149

Modified:
  head/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8

Modified: head/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
==============================================================================
--- head/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8   Sat Aug 22 10:55:55 2020        (r364480)
+++ head/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8   Sat Aug 22 11:59:14 2020        (r364481)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"    From: @(#)sysctl.8      8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 8, 2019
+.Dd August 22, 2020
 .Dt SYSCTL 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ use:
 .Pp
 .Dl "complete sysctl 'n/*/`sysctl -Na`/'"
 .It Fl n
-Show only variable values, not their names.
+Do not show variable names.
 This option is useful for setting shell variables.
 For instance, to save the pagesize in variable
 .Va psize ,
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