Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 02:00:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/44074: ln(1) manual clarifications [patch] Message-ID: <200210150900.g9F90FsT055549@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/44074; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@attbi.com> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/44074: ln(1) manual clarifications [patch] Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:55:33 +0300 --Qz2CZ664xQdCRdPu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 08:32:17PM -0700, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: >=20 > >Number: 44074 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: ln(1) manual clarifications [patch] > >Originator: Gary W. Swearingen > >Release: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386 > >Organization: > none > >Environment: > n/a > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > >Description: >=20 > The "ln" manual is confusing. This was cause for a recent -questions > thread on the subject where that sentiment was confirmed by several > people. Here are some problems: [snip] > 9) Soft links are much more commonly called that than the only term used > by the manual, "symbolic links". The use of "soft links" is better, not > only because it recognizes the more common usage, but becase it is two > fewer syllables and is a more natural antonym for "hard links". It > probably also makes more sense to most people as soft links seem softer > than hard links, but no more symbolic than hard links. No contest to your other arguments, but this one seems a matter of preference to me; most of my acquaintances, as well as I, use 'symbolic link' almost exclusively, usually shortening it to 'symlink' in informal conversations. G'luck, Peter --=20 Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@FreeBSD.org PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 If I were you, who would be reading this sentence? --Qz2CZ664xQdCRdPu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE9q9gF7Ri2jRYZRVMRAgekAKCEtrtYbn/ngPgQUCQUS14l5WIpRQCdH8B6 lBDvl7R0QXki63Q6yssXth0= =ds8b -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qz2CZ664xQdCRdPu-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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