Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 15:19:09 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> Cc: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Fixing the man page for renice Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307061509150.43809@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <51D845F6.1040402@fjl.co.uk> References: <51D7FE78.8050006@fjl.co.uk> <20130706152811.GJ20631@glenbarber.us> <51D845F6.1040402@fjl.co.uk>
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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.
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