Module Name: src
Committed By: reed
Date: Fri Jul 9 22:24:13 UTC 2010
Modified Files:
src/usr.sbin/envstat: envstat.8
Log Message:
Add brief explanations of unit abbreviations.
Add units(1) to see also.
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.56 -r1.57 src/usr.sbin/envstat/envstat.8
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Index: src/usr.sbin/envstat/envstat.8
diff -u src/usr.sbin/envstat/envstat.8:1.56 src/usr.sbin/envstat/envstat.8:1.57
--- src/usr.sbin/envstat/envstat.8:1.56 Fri Mar 19 04:04:28 2010
+++ src/usr.sbin/envstat/envstat.8 Fri Jul 9 22:24:13 2010
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: envstat.8,v 1.56 2010/03/19 04:04:28 cnst Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: envstat.8,v 1.57 2010/07/09 22:24:13 reed Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd January 29, 2010
+.Dd July 9, 2010
.Dt ENVSTAT 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -139,6 +139,33 @@
framework that contains details about all registered drivers
and sensors.
.El
+.Sh UNITS
+The display mode may show some values with abbreviated units;
+for example:
+.Bl -tag -width "12345678" -compact -offset indent
+.It A
+Amperes
+.It Ah
+Ampere-hours
+.It degC
+degrees Celsius
+.It degF
+degrees Fahrenheit
+.It K
+Kelvin
+.It Ohms
+Ohms
+.It RPM
+Revolutions per minute
+.It V
+Volts DC
+.It VAC
+Volts AC
+.It W
+Watts
+.It Wh
+Watt-hours
+.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
To display the
.Dq charge
@@ -172,6 +199,7 @@
.Pp
.Dl $ envstat -ITi1
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr units 1 ,
.Xr proplib 3 ,
.Xr acpiacad 4 ,
.Xr acpibat 4 ,
