Patch for rc.conf(8) man page

2014-02-10 Thread Giancarlo Razzolini
As mentioned before on misc@, some user got confused and copied the entire rc.conf file to rc.conf.local and then proceeded editing it. This patch brings the rc.conf man page closer to the text that is in the OpenBSD faq. Hopefully it will help newcomers avoiding this mistake. Index:

Re: Patch for rc.conf(8) man page

2014-02-10 Thread Giancarlo Razzolini
Em 10-02-2014 18:28, Mark Kettenis escreveu: Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:05:38 -0200 From: Giancarlo Razzolini grazzol...@gmail.com As mentioned before on misc@, some user got confused and copied the entire rc.conf file to rc.conf.local and then proceeded editing it. This patch brings the

Re: Patch for rc.conf(8) man page

2014-02-10 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2014/02/10 18:42, Giancarlo Razzolini wrote: Em 10-02-2014 18:28, Mark Kettenis escreveu: Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:05:38 -0200 From: Giancarlo Razzolini grazzol...@gmail.com As mentioned before on misc@, some user got confused and copied the entire rc.conf file to rc.conf.local and

Re: Patch for rc.conf(8) man page

2014-02-10 Thread Marco S Hyman
The existing text, Create and edit a _new_ rc.conf.local file seems fine to me - man pages are generally non-verbose - if copying was intended, the manual would have said so. Disagree. Create and edit... is ambiguous. I can create a new file by copying an old file and often do so. If you

Re: Patch for rc.conf(8) man page

2014-02-10 Thread Giancarlo Razzolini
Em 10-02-2014 19:34, Marco S Hyman escreveu: The existing text, Create and edit a _new_ rc.conf.local file seems fine to me - man pages are generally non-verbose - if copying was intended, the manual would have said so. Disagree. Create and edit... is ambiguous. I can create a new file by

Re: Patch for rc.conf(8) man page

2014-02-10 Thread David Walker
I prefer this ... --- rc.conf.8 Tue Feb 11 21:24:16 2014 +++ rc.conf.new.8 Fri Jan 3 00:44:18 2014 @@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ .Pp It is advisable to leave .Nm rc.conf -untouched, and instead create and edit a new +untouched. The +.Nm rc.conf +file includes a check for .Nm rc.conf.local