Module Name: src Committed By: kre Date: Mon Jan 15 11:27:39 UTC 2018
Modified Files: src/bin/sh: sh.1 Log Message: Paul Goyette suggested improvements to parts of the description of LINENO ... this is what resulted (with thanks for the grammar lessons, and sundry references provided!) No date (Dd) bump - there is no change of substance here, just (hopefully) a clearer way of saying the same thing. To generate a diff of this commit: cvs rdiff -u -r1.174 -r1.175 src/bin/sh/sh.1 Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files: Index: src/bin/sh/sh.1 diff -u src/bin/sh/sh.1:1.174 src/bin/sh/sh.1:1.175 --- src/bin/sh/sh.1:1.174 Sun Nov 19 03:23:01 2017 +++ src/bin/sh/sh.1 Mon Jan 15 11:27:39 2018 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: sh.1,v 1.174 2017/11/19 03:23:01 kre Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: sh.1,v 1.175 2018/01/15 11:27:39 kre Exp $ .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. .\" @@ -3808,14 +3808,16 @@ integer value. and can be expanded using mentioned above which can be used for any other variable. .Pp .Ev LINENO -can be exported, -made readonly (which prevents attempts to assign to it, -and to unset it, but which does not change the value, -that is the current line number, from being obtained when -.Ev LINENO -is referenced,) -and can be unset. -All of those act as they would with any other variable. +can be exported, made readonly, or unset, as with any other +variable, with similar effects. +Note that while being readonly prevents later attempts to +set, or unset, +.Ev LINENO , +it does not prevent its value changing. +References to +.Ev LINENO +.Pq "when not unset" +always obtain the current line number. However, .Ev LINENO should normally not ever be set or unset.