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Authored by 0mp on Nov 6 2020, 3:43 PM.
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Stop symlinking vn.4 to md.4

We've done the same in the past to the vnconfig.8->mdconfig.8 link in r238202.

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0mp requested review of this revision.Nov 6 2020, 3:43 PM
yuripv added inline comments.
share/man/man4/md.4
162

May be .Nm vn here?

bcr added a subscriber: bcr.

Looks good, can you commit this?

0mp retitled this revision from Stop symlinking vn.4 to md.4 to md(4): Stop symlinking vn.4 to md.4.Jul 16 2025, 11:48 AM
0mp added reviewers: bnovkov, markj, christos.
  • Refresh Dd
  • Use Sy vn instead of Nm vn
  • Note that vn(4) is historical in the source code
0mp marked an inline comment as done.Jul 16 2025, 11:49 AM
0mp added inline comments.
share/man/man4/md.4
162

Sy is even better according to mdoc manuals. Thanks!

0mp marked an inline comment as done.Jul 16 2025, 11:50 AM
ObsoleteFiles.inc
54

Should we have a bit more context here?

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jul 16 2025, 12:54 PM
ObsoleteFiles.inc
54

Would the following work for you?

Remove an symlink to manual of a driver that's been gone for a long time

ObsoleteFiles.inc
54

No objection to the way it is currently, just asking. The way it is now is better. I was thinking something more like "vn(4) was removed in FreeBSD 5.0"

0mp marked 2 inline comments as done.Jul 16 2025, 2:21 PM
0mp added inline comments.
ObsoleteFiles.inc
54

Good idea! I'll do that

0mp marked an inline comment as done.Jul 16 2025, 2:26 PM