| Message ID | 1416570754-9998-1-git-send-email-saulery@free.fr (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Changes Requested |
| Delegated to: | Herbert Xu |
| Headers | show |
saulery@free.fr wrote: > From: Stéphane Aulery <saulery@free.fr> > > Close Debian Bug #501566 > --- > src/dash.1 | 6 ++++-- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/src/dash.1 b/src/dash.1 > index d782882..429657a 100644 > --- a/src/dash.1 > +++ b/src/dash.1 > @@ -402,11 +402,13 @@ Append standard output (or n) to file. > .It [n] Ns \*[Lt] file > Redirect standard input (or n) from file. > .It [n1] Ns \*[Lt]& Ns n2 > -Duplicate standard input (or n1) from file descriptor n2. > +Redirect standard input (or fd n1) from the same resource as currently open on > +fd n2. "Resource" is rather unwieldy, how about simply "file"? Thanks,
2014-12-01 18:04:56 +0800, Herbert Xu: [...] > > --- a/src/dash.1 > > +++ b/src/dash.1 > > @@ -402,11 +402,13 @@ Append standard output (or n) to file. > > .It [n] Ns \*[Lt] file > > Redirect standard input (or n) from file. > > .It [n1] Ns \*[Lt]& Ns n2 > > -Duplicate standard input (or n1) from file descriptor n2. > > +Redirect standard input (or fd n1) from the same resource as currently open on > > +fd n2. > > "Resource" is rather unwieldy, how about simply "file"? [...] "file" could be misleading (as actually it's dup(2)ing a file descriptor, so more like redirecting to same _open file description_ (not the same as reopening the file like "n1> /dev/fd/n2" does on Linux for instance) and "file" is understood by many as "regular file" while here, it could be (and often is) socket/pipe/devices...). IMO, "resource" is vague enough so as not to give the wrong idea and I like that wording because it conveys the intended mechanism clearly ("redirect to same thing as"). But I agree it's not ideal. The "dupliciting fd x onto y" wording may be more correct, but doesn't convey the redirection idea as clearly IMO.
diff --git a/src/dash.1 b/src/dash.1 index d782882..429657a 100644 --- a/src/dash.1 +++ b/src/dash.1 @@ -402,11 +402,13 @@ Append standard output (or n) to file. .It [n] Ns \*[Lt] file Redirect standard input (or n) from file. .It [n1] Ns \*[Lt]& Ns n2 -Duplicate standard input (or n1) from file descriptor n2. +Redirect standard input (or fd n1) from the same resource as currently open on +fd n2. .It [n] Ns \*[Lt]&- Close standard input (or n). .It [n1] Ns \*[Gt]& Ns n2 -Duplicate standard output (or n1) to n2. +Redirect standard output (or fd n1) to the same resource as currently open on +fd n2. .It [n] Ns \*[Gt]&- Close standard output (or n). .It [n] Ns \*[Lt]\*[Gt] file
From: Stéphane Aulery <saulery@free.fr> Close Debian Bug #501566 --- src/dash.1 | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)