[src/trunk]: src/usr.sbin/mtree document requirement about first node being a...

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

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/40b27ba8899e
branches:  trunk
changeset: 516366:40b27ba8899e
user:      lukem <lukem%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Mon Oct 22 07:11:46 2001 +0000

description:
document requirement about first node being a directory called "."

diffstat:

 usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8 |  9 +++++++--
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (30 lines):

diff -r 843bd0b4ef48 -r 40b27ba8899e usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8
--- a/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8    Mon Oct 22 07:07:46 2001 +0000
+++ b/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8    Mon Oct 22 07:11:46 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: mtree.8,v 1.24 2001/10/19 02:57:34 lukem Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: mtree.8,v 1.25 2001/10/22 07:11:46 lukem Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)mtree.8    8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
 .\"
-.Dd October 19, 2001
+.Dd October 22, 2001
 .Dt MTREE 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -420,6 +420,11 @@
 These values override, without changing, the global value of the
 corresponding keyword.
 .Pp
+The first path name entry listed must be a directory named
+.Ql \&. ,
+as this ensures that intermixing full and relative path names will
+work consistently and correctly.
+.Pp
 A path name that contains a slash
 .Pq Ql /
 that is not the first character will be treated as a full path