Module Name: src
Committed By: kre
Date: Mon Jan 15 11:27:39 UTC 2018
Modified Files:
src/bin/sh: sh.1
Log Message:
Paul Goyette suggested improvements to parts of the description of
LINENO ... this is what resulted (with thanks for the grammar lessons,
and sundry references provided!)
No date (Dd) bump - there is no change of substance here, just (hopefully)
a clearer way of saying the same thing.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.174 -r1.175 src/bin/sh/sh.1
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/bin/sh/sh.1
diff -u src/bin/sh/sh.1:1.174 src/bin/sh/sh.1:1.175
--- src/bin/sh/sh.1:1.174 Sun Nov 19 03:23:01 2017
+++ src/bin/sh/sh.1 Mon Jan 15 11:27:39 2018
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: sh.1,v 1.174 2017/11/19 03:23:01 kre Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: sh.1,v 1.175 2018/01/15 11:27:39 kre Exp $
.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
.\"
@@ -3808,14 +3808,16 @@ integer value. and can be expanded using
mentioned above which can be used for any other variable.
.Pp
.Ev LINENO
-can be exported,
-made readonly (which prevents attempts to assign to it,
-and to unset it, but which does not change the value,
-that is the current line number, from being obtained when
-.Ev LINENO
-is referenced,)
-and can be unset.
-All of those act as they would with any other variable.
+can be exported, made readonly, or unset, as with any other
+variable, with similar effects.
+Note that while being readonly prevents later attempts to
+set, or unset,
+.Ev LINENO ,
+it does not prevent its value changing.
+References to
+.Ev LINENO
+.Pq "when not unset"
+always obtain the current line number.
However,
.Ev LINENO
should normally not ever be set or unset.
