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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-02-05 20:37:22 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-02-05 20:37:22 +0000
commit621f9492582e2a591d3a58d44a2f4f72d13f9f7a (patch)
tree333fec8ac3c8a79a72568b45a581345cc58efbb8
parent11b2bb7b1506b0ddce5c0e77d66214d63d9d7fd2 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-621f9492582e2a591d3a58d44a2f4f72d13f9f7a.tar.xz
Use new form of @direntry.
Put unlink in its proper place. Adjust wording in some dir entry descriptions, mainly so they fit in 80 columns. Don't use mark-up like @acronym{POSIX} in direntries.
-rw-r--r--doc/coreutils.texi40
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index f2d381b0c..73f15fb89 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -20,21 +20,23 @@
@syncodeindex pg cp
@syncodeindex vr cp
-@ifinfo
-@format
-START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
-* GNU Utilities: (coreutils). @sc{gnu} Utilities.
-* Common options: (coreutils)Common options. Common options.
-* File permissions: (coreutils)File permissions. Access modes.
+@dircategory Basics
+@direntry
+* Coreutils: (coreutils). Core GNU utilities.
+* Common options: (coreutils)Common options. Common options.
+* File permissions: (coreutils)File permissions. Access modes.
* Date input formats: (coreutils)Date input formats.
+@end direntry
+@dircategory Individual utilities
+@direntry
* basename: (coreutils)basename invocation. Strip directory and suffix.
* cat: (coreutils)cat invocation. Concatenate and write files.
* chgrp: (coreutils)chgrp invocation. Change file groups.
* chmod: (coreutils)chmod invocation. Change file permissions.
* chown: (coreutils)chown invocation. Change file owners/groups.
* chroot: (coreutils)chroot invocation. Specify the root directory.
-* cksum: (coreutils)cksum invocation. Print @acronym{POSIX} CRC checksum.
+* cksum: (coreutils)cksum invocation. Print CRC checksum.
* comm: (coreutils)comm invocation. Compare sorted files by line.
* cp: (coreutils)cp invocation. Copy files.
* csplit: (coreutils)csplit invocation. Split by context.
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
* printf: (coreutils)printf invocation. Format and print data.
* ptx: (coreutils)ptx invocation. Produce permuted indexes.
* pwd: (coreutils)pwd invocation. Print working directory.
-* readlink: (coreutils)readlink invocation. Display value of a symbolic link.
+* readlink: (coreutils)readlink invocation. Print referent of a symlink.
* rm: (coreutils)rm invocation. Remove files.
* rmdir: (coreutils)rmdir invocation. Remove empty directories.
* seq: (coreutils)seq invocation. Print numeric sequences
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
* sleep: (coreutils)sleep invocation. Delay for a specified time.
* sort: (coreutils)sort invocation. Sort text files.
* split: (coreutils)split invocation. Split into fixed-size pieces.
-* stat: (coreutils)stat invocation. Report file or filesystem status.
+* stat: (coreutils)stat invocation. Report file(system) status.
* stty: (coreutils)stty invocation. Print/change terminal settings.
* su: (coreutils)su invocation. Modify user and group id.
* sum: (coreutils)sum invocation. Print traditional checksum.
@@ -106,23 +108,21 @@ START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
* tty: (coreutils)tty invocation. Print terminal name.
* uname: (coreutils)uname invocation. Print system information.
* unexpand: (coreutils)unexpand invocation. Convert spaces to tabs.
-* unlink: (coreutils)unlink invocation. Remove files via unlink syscall.
* uniq: (coreutils)uniq invocation. Uniquify files.
+* unlink: (coreutils)unlink invocation. Removal via unlink(2).
* users: (coreutils)users invocation. Print current user names.
* vdir: (coreutils)vdir invocation. List directories verbosely.
* wc: (coreutils)wc invocation. Byte, word, and line counts.
* who: (coreutils)who invocation. Print who is logged in.
* whoami: (coreutils)whoami invocation. Print effective user id.
* yes: (coreutils)yes invocation. Print a string indefinitely.
-END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
-@end format
-@end ifinfo
+@end direntry
@copying
This manual documents version @value{VERSION} of the @sc{gnu} core
utilities, including the standard programs for text and file manipulation.
-Copyright @copyright{} 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
+Copyright @copyright{} 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@quotation
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Free Documentation License''.
@titlepage
@title @sc{gnu} @code{Coreutils}
-@subtitle A set of command line utilities
+@subtitle Core GNU utilities
@subtitle for version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}
@author David MacKenzie et al.
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ Free Documentation License''.
@end titlepage
-@c If your makeinfo doesn't grok this @ifnottex directive, then either
-@c get a newer version of makeinfo or do s/ifnottex/ifinfo/ here and on
-@c the matching @end directive below.
@ifnottex
@node Top
@top GNU Coreutils
@@ -157,6 +154,7 @@ Free Documentation License''.
@insertcopying
@end ifnottex
+@cindex core utilities
@cindex text utilities
@cindex shell utilities
@cindex file utilities
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ Special file types
* mkdir invocation:: Make directories
* mkfifo invocation:: Make FIFOs (named pipes)
* mknod invocation:: Make block or character special files
-* readlink invocation:: Display value of a symbolic link
+* readlink invocation:: Print the referent of a symbolic link
* rmdir invocation:: Remove empty directories
* unlink invocation:: Remove files via unlink syscall
@@ -6890,7 +6888,7 @@ Besides directories, other special file types include named pipes
* mkdir invocation:: Make directories.
* mkfifo invocation:: Make FIFOs (named pipes).
* mknod invocation:: Make block or character special files.
-* readlink invocation:: Display value of a symbolic link.
+* readlink invocation:: Print the referent of a symbolic link.
* rmdir invocation:: Remove empty directories.
* unlink invocation:: Remove files via the unlink syscall
@end menu
@@ -7240,7 +7238,7 @@ of departure. @xref{File permissions}.
@node readlink invocation
-@section @command{readlink}: Display value of a symbolic link
+@section @command{readlink}: Print the referent of a symbolic link
@pindex readlink
@cindex displaying value of a symbolic link