git: 74bd20769706 - main - Reference newfs_msdos(8) from the newfs(8) manual

Ed Maste emaste at freebsd.org
Fri Jan 8 20:34:11 UTC 2021


On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 at 15:25, Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If there is some explanation along the lines that newfs is the common
> name prefix for utilities creating filesystems, with the suffix being
> the type of fs, for instance newfs_msdos(8) etc, then it becomes useful
> and reasonable.

I agree. It would be useful to mention that newfs is "special" with
respect to naming; presumably we would call it newfs_ufs if we were
now adding it where it did not already exist. Perhaps this should be a
NOTES or similar section before the SEE ALSO?


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