On 30/07/2008, Michael Knudsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> CVSROOT:        /cvs
>  Module name:    src
>  Changes by:     [EMAIL PROTECTED]      2008/07/30 13:41:32
>
>  Modified files:
>         share/man/man9 : timeout.9
>
>  Log message:
>  In the .Fn entries for timeout_add_usec/nsec, don't call the parameter
>  ``sec''.  Instead, use usec/nsec.
>
>  Agreed with/no opposition from blambert.

Shouldn't these functions be named timeout_add_{s,us,ns}? The SI unit
for second is s, microsecond/nanosecond is us/ns, and these are widely
used in other tools like traceroute and systat sensors display. Why
deviate with non-standard half-abbreviations?

br,
cnst.su.

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