Re: [patch]rcs: rlog manpage typo
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:49:32PM +0200, Pablo Méndez Hernández wrote: Hi, El 18/6/2015 22:46, Fritjof Bornebusch frit...@alokat.org escribiA^3: Hi tech@, *logins is omitted* sounds a little strange, doesn't it? logins as a keyword? Yes, but if you read it, it sounds wrong in some way. Regards. Pablo Regards, --F. Regards, --F. Index: rlog.1 === RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/rcs/rlog.1,v retrieving revision 1.24 diff -u -p -r1.24 rlog.1 --- rlog.1A A A 3 Sep 2010 11:09:29 -A A A A 1.24 +++ rlog.1A A A 18 Jun 2015 20:41:40 - @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Print information about revisions checke A in a comma-separated list. A If A .Ar logins -is omitted, the user's login is assumed. +are omitted, the user's login is assumed. A .It Fl x Ns Ar suffixes A Specifies the suffixes for RCS files. A Suffixes should be separated by the
[patch]rcs: rlog manpage typo
Hi tech@, *logins is omitted* sounds a little strange, doesn't it? Regards, --F. Index: rlog.1 === RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/rcs/rlog.1,v retrieving revision 1.24 diff -u -p -r1.24 rlog.1 --- rlog.1 3 Sep 2010 11:09:29 - 1.24 +++ rlog.1 18 Jun 2015 20:41:40 - @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Print information about revisions checke in a comma-separated list. If .Ar logins -is omitted, the user's login is assumed. +are omitted, the user's login is assumed. .It Fl x Ns Ar suffixes Specifies the suffixes for RCS files. Suffixes should be separated by the
Re: [patch]rcs: rlog manpage typo
Hi, El 18/6/2015 22:46, Fritjof Bornebusch frit...@alokat.org escribió: Hi tech@, *logins is omitted* sounds a little strange, doesn't it? logins as a keyword? Regards. Pablo Regards, --F. Index: rlog.1 === RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/rcs/rlog.1,v retrieving revision 1.24 diff -u -p -r1.24 rlog.1 --- rlog.1 3 Sep 2010 11:09:29 - 1.24 +++ rlog.1 18 Jun 2015 20:41:40 - @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Print information about revisions checke in a comma-separated list. If .Ar logins -is omitted, the user's login is assumed. +are omitted, the user's login is assumed. .It Fl x Ns Ar suffixes Specifies the suffixes for RCS files. Suffixes should be separated by the
Re: [patch]rcs: rlog manpage typo
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:44:07PM +0200, Fritjof Bornebusch wrote: Hi tech@, *logins is omitted* sounds a little strange, doesn't it? it does, because in your head you're thinking of logins as being the plural of login (i.e. more than one login). but you can also - correctly - think of logins as being the argument name. you could read the text below as: If [the argument] logins is omitted... sounds different now, eh? in the docs, there is often this overlap where we can think of the argument name in more than one way. it creates ambiguities, but there you go. it would be impractical to try and force one style, i think. still, for this reason i dislike argument names which take the plural form. jmc Regards, --F. Index: rlog.1 === RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/rcs/rlog.1,v retrieving revision 1.24 diff -u -p -r1.24 rlog.1 --- rlog.13 Sep 2010 11:09:29 - 1.24 +++ rlog.118 Jun 2015 20:41:40 - @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Print information about revisions checke in a comma-separated list. If .Ar logins -is omitted, the user's login is assumed. +are omitted, the user's login is assumed. .It Fl x Ns Ar suffixes Specifies the suffixes for RCS files. Suffixes should be separated by the
Re: [patch]rcs: rlog manpage typo
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 09:57:13PM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote: On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:44:07PM +0200, Fritjof Bornebusch wrote: Hi tech@, *logins is omitted* sounds a little strange, doesn't it? it does, because in your head you're thinking of logins as being the plural of login (i.e. more than one login). but you can also - correctly - think of logins as being the argument name. you could read the text below as: If [the argument] logins is omitted... sounds different now, eh? in the docs, there is often this overlap where we can think of the argument name in more than one way. it creates ambiguities, but there you go. it would be impractical to try and force one style, i think. still, for this reason i dislike argument names which take the plural form. Yeah, this can cause some confusion. But if it's the style, I'm okay with it. ;) jmc Regards, --F. Regards, --F. Index: rlog.1 === RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/rcs/rlog.1,v retrieving revision 1.24 diff -u -p -r1.24 rlog.1 --- rlog.1 3 Sep 2010 11:09:29 - 1.24 +++ rlog.1 18 Jun 2015 20:41:40 - @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Print information about revisions checke in a comma-separated list. If .Ar logins -is omitted, the user's login is assumed. +are omitted, the user's login is assumed. .It Fl x Ns Ar suffixes Specifies the suffixes for RCS files. Suffixes should be separated by the
