On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 05:22:36PM +0000, Jason McIntyre wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 06:17:16PM +0100, Otto Moerbeek wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 05:09:23PM +0000, Jason McIntyre wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 10:21:47PM +1100, Ross L Richardson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The number is in seconds, but that's currently not specified.
> > > >
> > > > Wording which preserved "frequency" but made sense with "seconds"
> > > > eluded me, so I changed things to refer to "interval".
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ross
> > > > ----
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Index: ifstated.conf.5
> > > > ===================================================================
> > > > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/ifstated/ifstated.conf.5,v
> > > > retrieving revision 1.13
> > > > diff -u -p -r1.13 ifstated.conf.5
> > > > --- ifstated.conf.5 18 Jun 2018 06:04:25 -0000 1.13
> > > > +++ ifstated.conf.5 6 Dec 2018 11:12:44 -0000
> > > > @@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ interfaces this equals the init state.
> > > > .Pp
> > > > In contrast to link state tests, external tests must be run
> > > > periodically to
> > > > evaluate their status.
> > > > -The frequency at which an external test is run has to be set with the
> > > > +The interval in seconds between invocations of an external test has to
> > > > +be set with the
> > > > .Ar every
> > > > keyword.
> > > > .Pp
> > > >
> > >
> > > hi.
> > >
> > > what about like this:
> > >
> > > Index: ifstated.conf.5
> > > ===================================================================
> > > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/ifstated/ifstated.conf.5,v
> > > retrieving revision 1.13
> > > diff -u -r1.13 ifstated.conf.5
> > > --- ifstated.conf.5 18 Jun 2018 06:04:25 -0000 1.13
> > > +++ ifstated.conf.5 6 Dec 2018 17:08:25 -0000
> > > @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
> > > .Pp
> > > In contrast to link state tests, external tests must be run periodically
> > > to
> > > evaluate their status.
> > > -The frequency at which an external test is run has to be set with the
> > > +The frequency at which an external test is run is set, in seconds, with
> > > the
> > > .Ar every
> > > keyword.
> > > .Pp
> > >
> >
> > That should be "period", right?
> >
> > -Otto
> >
>
> hi otto. i don;t understand the question. what should be "period"?
> jmc
>
frequency is a word used for occurences per time unit.
period is the time beteen repeating events.
If you talk about the time beteen runs, you're talking about a period.
-Otto
