docs/84956: [patch] intro(5) manpage doesn't mention API coverage
Gary W. Swearingen
garys at opusnet.com
Mon Aug 15 15:40:10 UTC 2005
>Number: 84956
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [patch] intro(5) manpage doesn't mention API coverage
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 15 15:40:09 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Gary W. Swearingen
>Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
none
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
The intro(5) manpage doesn't mention that some APIs are
documented in section 5 too. E.g., link(5) & acct(5)
It also has an seemingly-extraneous reference to intro(8).
>How-To-Repeat:
n/a
>Fix:
--- intro..orig.5 Sun Aug 7 21:58:11 2005
+++ intro.5 Sun Aug 7 22:07:22 2005
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
.Nm intro
.Nd "introduction to file formats"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-This section contains information about file formats.
+This section contains information about file formats
+and some system Application Programming Interfaces (API .h files).
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr apropos 1 ,
-.Xr intro 1 ,
-.Xr intro 8
+.Xr intro 1
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/shells -compact
.It Pa /etc
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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