[Bug 278671] newsyslog.conf has an incomplete reference regarding trimming

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=278671

            Bug ID: 278671
           Summary: newsyslog.conf has an incomplete reference regarding
                    trimming
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Manual Pages
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: darren.henderson@gmail.com
                CC: doc@FreeBSD.org

man 5 newsyslog.d when discussing the size option the text states "...the log
file will be trimmed as described above.  If this field contains an
asterisk(`*'), the log file will not be trimmed based on size."

Nothing prior to that statement addresses trimming so it's unclear as to what
the asterisk is meant to do. 

I suspect it was meant to be "rotated" rather than "trimmed". This would read
more clearlym, "...the log file will be rotated.  If this field contains an
asterisk (`*'), the log file will not be rotated based on size."

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