=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/man.7,v retrieving revision 1.122 retrieving revision 1.125 diff -u -p -r1.122 -r1.125 --- mandoc/man.7 2014/01/06 00:53:33 1.122 +++ mandoc/man.7 2014/03/17 06:57:48 1.125 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.122 2014/01/06 00:53:33 schwarze Exp $ +.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.125 2014/03/17 06:57:48 schwarze Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" Copyright (c) 2011, 2012, 2013 Ingo Schwarze @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: January 6 2014 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: March 17 2014 $ .Dt MAN 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -98,30 +98,30 @@ file for a utility .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.TH PROGNAME 1 2009-10-10 \&.SH NAME -\efBprogname\efR \e(en a description goes here +\efBprogname\efR \e(en one line about what it does \&.\e\(dq .SH LIBRARY -\&.\e\(dq For sections 2 & 3 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, and 9 only. \&.\e\(dq Not used in OpenBSD. \&.SH SYNOPSIS -\efBprogname\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] arguments... +\efBprogname\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] \efIfile ...\efR \&.SH DESCRIPTION -The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files... +The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files ... \&.\e\(dq .SH IMPLEMENTATION NOTES \&.\e\(dq Not used in OpenBSD. \&.\e\(dq .SH RETURN VALUES -\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, and 9 function return values only. \&.\e\(dq .SH ENVIRONMENT -\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, 7, and 8 only. \&.\e\(dq .SH FILES \&.\e\(dq .SH EXIT STATUS -\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, & 8 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, and 8 only. \&.\e\(dq .SH EXAMPLES \&.\e\(dq .SH DIAGNOSTICS -\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 printf/stderr messages only. \&.\e\(dq .SH ERRORS -\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, 4, and 9 errno settings only. \&.\e\(dq .SH SEE ALSO -\&.\e\(dq .BR foo ( 1 ) +\&.\e\(dq .BR foobar ( 1 ) \&.\e\(dq .SH STANDARDS \&.\e\(dq .SH HISTORY \&.\e\(dq .SH AUTHORS @@ -197,13 +197,19 @@ well-tested invocations. Make sure that examples work properly! .It Em DIAGNOSTICS Documents error conditions. -This is most useful in section 4 manuals. +In section 4 and 9 manuals, these are usually messages +printed by the kernel to the console and to the kernel log. +In section 1, 6, 7, and 8, these are usually messages +printed by userland programs to the standard error output. +.Pp Historically, this section was used in place of .Em EXIT STATUS for manuals in sections 1, 6, and 8; however, this practise is discouraged. .It Em ERRORS -Documents error handling in sections 2, 3, and 9. +Documents +.Xr errno 2 +settings in sections 2, 3, 4, and 9. .It Em SEE ALSO References other manuals with related topics. This section should exist for most manuals. @@ -281,7 +287,7 @@ For the scoping of individual macros, see .Sx MACRO SYNTAX . .Ss \&AT Sets the volume for the footer for compatibility with man pages from -.Tn AT&T UNIX +.At releases. The optional arguments specify which release it is from. .Ss \&B @@ -680,11 +686,6 @@ See also .Ss \&fi End literal mode begun by .Sx \&nf . -.Ss \&ft -Change the current font mode. -See -.Sx Text Decoration -for a listing of available font modes. .Ss \&in Indent relative to the current indentation: .Pp @@ -781,7 +782,6 @@ The syntax is as follows: .It Sx \&UC Ta <=1 Ta current Ta \& .It Sx \&br Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat .It Sx \&fi Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat -.It Sx \&ft Ta 1 Ta current Ta compat .It Sx \&in Ta 1 Ta current Ta compat .It Sx \&na Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat .It Sx \&nf Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat