From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 2 09:38:35 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 165C816A41F; Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:38:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from shrike.submonkey.net (cpc2-cdif2-0-0-cust107.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.104.168.108]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7467443D49; Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:38:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from ceri by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.62 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Fm66w-000Gsa-1C; Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:38:30 +0100 Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:38:29 +0100 From: Ceri Davies To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey Message-ID: <20060602093829.GE23618@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , Greg 'groggy' Lehey , Bruce Evans , John Baldwin , Alexey Dokuchaev , Maxim Konovalov , src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org References: <200605311315.k4VDFUhD093628@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060601094950.GU21998@submonkey.net> <20060601100126.GA43737@FreeBSD.org> <200606010858.39417.jhb@freebsd.org> <20060602023102.J34761@delplex.bde.org> <20060602002459.GI80617@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="3siQDZowHQqNOShm" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060602002459.GI80617@wantadilla.lemis.com> X-PGP: finger ceri@FreeBSD.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: Ceri Davies Cc: Maxim Konovalov , Alexey Dokuchaev , src-committers@freebsd.org, Bruce Evans , John Baldwin , cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/ufs/ufs ufs_vnops.c X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 09:38:35 -0000 --3siQDZowHQqNOShm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 09:54:59AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Friday, 2 June 2006 at 2:50:47 +1000, Bruce Evans wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Jun 2006, John Baldwin wrote: > > > >> On Thursday 01 June 2006 06:01, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > >>> On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 10:49:50AM +0100, Ceri Davies wrote: > >>>> @@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ > >>>> the file must be open for writing. > >>>> .Sh RETURN VALUES > >>>> .Rv -std > >>>> +If the file to be modified is not a directory or > >>>> +a regular file, the > >>>> +.Fn truncate > >>>> +call will return the value 0. > >>> > >>> Doesn't "value of 0" sound better? > >> > >> Not to me, though I can't explain why. I think the phrase "X will ret= urn > >> the > >> value Y" is common in man pages though. > > > > "will return" sounds strange to be. >=20 > Yes, it will be better if you avoid the future tense. May I recommend that one of you just change it? Ceri --=20 That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all. -- Moliere --3siQDZowHQqNOShm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEgAcVocfcwTS3JF8RAs3CAKCV3ri/qblLbzWFOYjHflsL7ngb8ACfUJ4z 0/isunISXZmfXQjxODOt5c0= =hXfv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3siQDZowHQqNOShm--