Subject: bin/5443: [dM] eject(1) manpage buglet
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/11/1998 13:49:38
>Number: 5443
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: [dM] eject(1) manpage buglet
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon May 11 10:50:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: der Mouse
>Organization:
Dis-
>Release: 1.3E
>Environment:
Any using usr.bin/eject/eject.1 1.3:
.\" $NetBSD: eject.1,v 1.3 1997/10/18 13:38:09 lukem Exp $
>Description:
The eject(1) manpage's list of arguments to the -t option is
incomplete, and it does not make it clear that -t is
*necessary* in order to eject a device for which no knowledge
is built in.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to eject a zip disk. Wonder why it's babbling about an
"impossible" devtype. Read the manpage, fail to be
enlightened. UTSL, realize what's happening, and note that the
types[] array includes two items not listed in the manpage.
>Fix:
Herewith a patch for eject.1:
--- OLD/usr.bin/eject/eject.1 Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970
+++ NEW/usr.bin/eject/eject.1 Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970
@@ -66,10 +66,14 @@
List the built-in nicknames on standard output.
.It Fl t Ar device type
Specify the device type. The argument must be one of
-.Sy floppy , Sy cdrom
+.Sy diskette ,
+.Sy floppy ,
+.Sy cdrom ,
+.Sy disk ,
or
.Sy tape .
-Might be used for devices for which no built-in knowledge is available.
+This option is necessary when ejecting a device for which no built-in
+knowledge is available.
.It Fl v
Display some of the actions taken on standard output.
.El
der Mouse
mouse@rodents.montreal.qc.ca
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