Subject: misc/3406: bug in mesg.1
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <msaitoh@spa.is.uec.ac.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/29/1997 18:10:51
>Number: 3406
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: bug in mesg.1
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Mar 29 01:20:01 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: SAITOH Masanobu
>Organization:
>Release: latest -current
>Environment:
System: NetBSD ifree.spa.is.uec.ac.jp 1.2D NetBSD 1.2D (IFREE) #36: Mon Mar 24 11:35:01 JST 1997 msaitoh@ifree.spa.is.uec.ac.jp:/var/sources/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/IFREE i386
>Description:
Try "man mesg":
> The mesg utility exits with one of the following values:
>
> 0 Messages are allowed.
> 1 Messages are not allowed.
> An error has occurred.
^
?
>How-To-Repeat:
man mesg
>Fix:
Apply following patch:
--- mesg.1.orig Sat Oct 14 12:18:13 1995
+++ mesg.1 Sat Mar 29 18:05:39 1997
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
Messages are allowed.
.It Li "\ 1"
Messages are not allowed.
-.It Li "\>1"
+.It Li >1
An error has occurred.
.El
.Sh FILES
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: