On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Bruce Dubbs <bruce.du...@gmail.com> wrote: > stosss wrote: >> I believe it would be correct to drop the "a" inside the parenthesis >> in the last sentence of this chapter. >> >> Linux From Scratch - Version 6.6 >> Chapter 4. Final Preparations >> >> 4.1. About $LFS >> >> bottom of page >> >> - Do not forget to check that $LFS is set whenever you leave and >> reenter the current working environment (as when doing a su to root or >> another user). >> + Do not forget to check that $LFS is set whenever you leave and >> reenter the current working environment (as when doing su to root or >> another user). > > No, this is really correct as is. su is a shorthand for 'switch user > command'. If we spelled it out, the 'a' would certainly be correct. > When making contractions, we don't drop articles (a, an, the).
This also is incorrect because su is not a shorthand for switch user. Yes, it means switch user but the command is su. The shell won't do what you want if you type switch user. $ switch user - Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0". switch: Sorry, "user" does not appear to be a valid theme directory or tarball! -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
