Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 15:22:36 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> To: Dima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb pwd_mkdb.8 Message-ID: <82461.997017756@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 04 Aug 2001 15:11:08 MST." <200108042211.f74MB8e90328@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Sat, 04 Aug 2001 15:11:08 MST, Dima Dorfman wrote: > Modified files: > usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb pwd_mkdb.8 > Log: > It's bad enough to capitalize the name of the executable at the > beginning of the sentence, but at the very least it shouldn't be done > in the middle of a sentence! FYI, it shouldn't be done at the beginning of the sentence either. The concensus I last saw accepted (albeit with grumbles from some) is: 1) Don't start a sentence with .Nm unless the alternatives make for uncomfortable or unnatural reading. 2) When a sentence starts with .Nm, no special capitalization should be enforced. Usually, this means no argument to .Nm at all. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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