[src/netbsd-1-4]: src/share/man/man7 Pull up revision 1.27 (requested by fair):

[he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/2fb48c62fb1c
branches:  netbsd-1-4
changeset: 470789:2fb48c62fb1c
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Jul 23 16:18:51 2000 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.27 (requested by fair):
  Clarify purpose of manual page, and fix a few other minor problems.
  Fixes PR#8980.

diffstat:

 share/man/man7/hier.7 |  24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diffs (49 lines):

diff -r 7587195344a9 -r 2fb48c62fb1c share/man/man7/hier.7
--- a/share/man/man7/hier.7     Sun Jul 23 16:13:49 2000 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man7/hier.7     Sun Jul 23 16:18:51 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: hier.7,v 1.19 1998/12/12 15:21:33 simonb Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: hier.7,v 1.19.2.1 2000/07/23 16:18:51 he Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -41,11 +41,24 @@
 .Nd layout of filesystems
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 An outline of the filesystem hierarchy.
+.Pp
+Naming is very important.
+The
+.Ux
+System relies on filename conventions for much of its power as a system.
+The following file system layout describes generally where things are
+and what they are, with references to other man pages for more detailed
+documentation.
+.Pp
+Not all files will be in every system.
+.Pp
 .Bl -tag -width "/altroot/"
 .It Sy \&/
 root directory of the system
 .It Sy /COPYRIGHT
-system copyright notice
+system copyright notice, most often put on
+.Tn CD-ROM
+distributions.
 .It Sy "/[a-z]"
 user filesystems
 .It Sy /altroot/
@@ -250,9 +263,10 @@
 .It Sy shells
 list of permitted shells; see
 .Xr shells 5
-.It Sy sliphome
-slip login/logout scripts; see
-.Xr slattach 8
+.It Sy sliphome/
+.Tn SLIP
+login/logout scripts; see
+.Xr sliplogin 8
 .It Sy syslog.conf
 .Xr syslogd 8
 configuration file; see