docs/78240: Replace <literal> with <quote> around a #

[Tom Rhodes]

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 00:47:02 +0100
Marc Fonvieille <blackend at freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 06:26:51PM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> > >  >  	This file is a typical &unix; text configuration file with
> > >  > -	comment lines beginning with the <literal>#</literal>
> > >  > +	comment lines beginning with the <quote>#</quote>
> > >  >  	character.  A comprehensive description of all possible
> > >  
> > >  The current markup seems right to me.  <quote></quote> should be used to
> > >  quote some text or to indicate a word is not used in the usual way, etc.
> > >  I'm not sure there is a rule for a single character.
> > 
> > If you want to stress the importance or abnormal appearance of
> > a character, then quote is good.
> > 
> > I'm also debating the usefulness of this patch.
> >
> 
> Really?

Yep.  I mean, we use literal everywhere else.  There shouldn't
really be a reason to quote the specific character.

In all honesty, I guess it depends on how you look at it.

-- 
Tom Rhodes