Speaking of the first sentence of rm(1):
Remove extraneous word from command description
"non-directory files" reads more naturally and means the same thing as
"non-directory type files".
diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.1 b/bin/rm/rm.1
index a2526a36392..1be2bf31913 100644
--- a/bin/
On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 02:28:54PM -0700, Evan Silberman wrote:
> Speaking of the first sentence of rm(1):
>
> Remove extraneous word from command description
>
> "non-directory files" reads more naturally and means the same thing as
> "non-directory type file
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:28:54 -0700 Evan Silberman
> Speaking of the first sentence of rm(1):
Where is that discussion happening, how is it concerning the rm(1) manual page?
> Remove extraneous word from command description
What is the rationale for this, is it entirely missing or undisclosed publi
> On Sep 2, 2021, at 4:05 PM, li...@wrant.com wrote:
>
> Do all manual pages need to be free form texts to suit non-technical
> audiences?
Yes? Who do you think the documentation is for?
On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 11:10:54PM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 02:28:54PM -0700, Evan Silberman wrote:
> > Speaking of the first sentence of rm(1):
> >
> > Remove extraneous word from command description
> >
> > "non-directory fil
n Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 11:10:54PM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 02:28:54PM -0700, Evan Silberman wrote:
>> > Speaking of the first sentence of rm(1):
>> >
>> > Remove extraneous word from command description
>> >
>> > &qu
Hi Jason,
Jason McIntyre wrote on Fri, Sep 03, 2021 at 07:47:19AM +0100:
> On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 11:10:54PM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote:
>> i wonder if it was originally an attempt to not quote posix
>> (or posix attempting to not quote bsd). posix refers to removing
>> "directory entries", whi
