cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security chapter.sgml

[Tom Rhodes]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 13:46:17 -0800
"Bruce A. Mah" <bmah at FreeBSD.org> wrote:

> If memory serves me right, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> > [Taken off cvs-all since it's a -doc issue]
> > 
> > On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:49:19 -0800 (PST)
> > Marc Fonvieille <blackend at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> 
> > >   - Use option tags for command line options instead of literal ones.
> > 
> > Using option tags?  I've been using literal for awhile since another
> > committer told me that they always use literal over option for
> > flags.  Which one is preferred?
> > 
> > FWIW, I think it was bmah who said that to me during my working
> > of the cron(8) section, but please don't quote me on that.  :)
> 
> Hmmm...I don't *think* that was me but I'm not sure.  I use
> <option></option> for marking up "those optional things you put on a
> command line that usually start with a dash".  I use
> <literal></literal> as a fallback for other things, same as a couple
> of other people have already said.

Well I didn't want to put words in your mouth that why I
used 'I think' with a 'don't quote me' comment.  :)

-- 
Tom Rhodes