Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:54:32 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>, Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org>, Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.net>, Mike Pritchard <mpp@FreeBSD.org> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: trailing dot in .Nd Message-ID: <20010122175432.A31943@sunbay.com>
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Hi! There are 26 -CURRENT manpages (in mdoc(7) format) in the base system that have a trailing dot (`.') after the .Nd macro. In your opinion, should I remove these (dots)? gnu/lib/libdialog/dialog.3:.Nd provide a simple ncurses-based GUI interface. lib/libc/gen/arc4random.3:.Nd arc4 random number generator. lib/libc/sys/bind.2:.Nd assign a local protocol address to a socket. lib/libc/sys/jail.2:.Nd Imprison current process and future decendants. lib/libcalendar/calendar.3:.Nd Calendar arithmetic for the Christian era. lib/libutil/login_auth.3:.Nd authentication style support library for login class capabilities database. lib/libutil/login_cap.3:.Nd functions for accessing the login class capabilities database. lib/libutil/login_class.3:.Nd functions for using the login class capabilities database. sbin/kget/kget.8:.Nd print kernel change information. share/man/man4/intpm.4:.Nd Intel PIIX4 Power management controller driver. share/man/man4/man4.i386/alpm.4:.Nd Acer Aladdin 15x3 Power Management controller driver. share/man/man4/man4.i386/sr.4:.Nd synchronous RISCom/N2 / WANic 400/405 device driver. share/man/man4/smp.4:.Nd description of the FreeBSD Symmetric MultiProcessor kernel. share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5:.Nd periodic job configuration information. share/man/man5/rc.conf.5:.Nd system configuration information. share/man/man7/build.7:.Nd information on how to build the system. share/man/man9/DELAY.9:.Nd Busy loop for an interval. share/man/man9/at_exit.9:.Nd ask that a function be run at exit. share/man/man9/at_fork.9:.Nd ask that a function be run at fork. share/man/man9/bios.9:.Nd Interact with PC BIOS. share/man/man9/namei.9:.Nd convert pathname to a pointer to a locked vnode. share/man/man9/random.9:.Nd supply pseudo-random numbers. share/man/man9/sysctl_ctx_init.9:.Nd sysctl context for managing dynamically created sysctl oids. usr.bin/xlint/xlint/lint.1:.Nd a C program verifier. usr.sbin/setkey/setkey.8:.Nd manually manipulate the IPsec SA/SP database. usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1:.Nd a utility for manipulating the syscons console driver. Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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