Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 09:55:04 +0100 From: Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Fixing the man page for renice Message-ID: <51D92CE8.5050504@fjl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307061509150.43809@wonkity.com> References: <51D7FE78.8050006@fjl.co.uk> <20130706152811.GJ20631@glenbarber.us> <51D845F6.1040402@fjl.co.uk> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307061509150.43809@wonkity.com>
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On 06/07/2013 22:19, Warren Block wrote: > On Sat, 6 Jul 2013, Frank Leonhardt wrote: >> On 06/07/2013 16:28, Glen Barber wrote: >> >> Thanks Glen - the "patch" business is what's putting me off! I'm sure >> once I've done it, nothing will stop me. Is there a page or *really >> simple* guide to doing it, that assumes nothing? > > Assuming the source in is /usr/src: > cd /usr/src/usr.bin/renice > cp renice.8 renice.8.orig > > Edit the new version as desired. When done, > cd /usr/src > diff -u usr.bin/renice/renice.8.orig usr.bin/renice/renice.8 > > ~/renice.diff > > This is a bit easier if you use Subversion to check out the source. > >> I'm tempted to re-write the whole lot, but I'm successfully resisting. > > The use of asides, "the affected processes will run only when nothing > else in the system wants to", and "administrative fiats" make me > twitchy. It seems more complicated than necessary and could stand > with some clarity improvements. Thank you so much for the "idiot's guide". It's exactly what I needed for the first time around. As to the language style, I was also worrying about things like "...can only monotonically increase...", but perhaps my memories of calculus are sub-par and it'd be as clear as day to the rest of the world. I'm inclined to do a radical rewrite and a tweak and post them both here for the list to decide. Regards, Frank.
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