cvs commit: src/usr.bin/fetch fetch.1

David O'Brien obrien at FreeBSD.org
Sun Jan 25 20:47:15 PST 2004


On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 07:09:45PM -0800, Wes Peters wrote:
> > > While a user might find it helpful to read the environment variable
> > > documentation in fetch(1), the correct thing to do in reference
> > > material is to document the variables where they are implemented,
> > > namely fetch(3), and provide a cross reference.
> >
> > Yes.  I'd like to see Wes's commit backed out, please.
> 
> Roger Wilco.  Is it OK to make a stronger recommendation that the user 
> consult fetch(3) for some rather critical information about how fetch(1) 
> really works?

That would be a good compromise.  I've heard more than once one couldn't
find the env vars to set for proxies, etc... in the fetch(1) manpage.


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