Subject: Re: misc/32306: please check man nohup(1)
To: None <misc-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fredb@immanent.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/18/2005 23:40:02
The following reply was made to PR misc/32306; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: fredb@immanent.net (Frederick Bruckman)
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: misc/32306: please check man nohup(1)
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:36:59 -0600 (CST)
In article <20051215012001.1F6C563B8E4@narn.netbsd.org>,
ccatrian@eml.cc writes:
> SYNOPSIS of nohup(1) says: nohup utility [arg ...]
> Please check if 'command' is the word instead of 'utility'
SUSv3 uses the word "utility" everywhere, including the man page for
"nohup". I can't find a precise definition, but it seems to be a
generic term for certain shell builtins plus executables. "command"
is an even more generic term, which may include compound commands
enclosed in parenthesis. "command" may actually be more accurate --
our "nohup" accepts compound commands -- but the use of the word
"utility" is historic, and harmless, and I feel there's nothing to be
gained by swapping one loosely defined term for another.
Frederick