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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
index a2ddf5fe85b23..4b07d75e7c9f2 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)syslog.conf.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93
-.\" $Id: syslog.conf.5,v 1.11 1998/07/22 06:15:16 phk Exp $
+.\" $Id: syslog.conf.5,v 1.10 1998/06/10 04:34:54 julian Exp $
.\"
.Dd June 9, 1993
.Dt SYSLOG.CONF 5
@@ -62,19 +62,7 @@ The
.Em selector
field is separated from the
.Em action
-field by one or more tab characters or spaces.
-.Pp
-Note that if you use spaces as separators, your
-.Em syslog.conf
-might be incompatible with other Unices or Unix-like systems.
-This functionality was added for the ease of configuration
-(e.g. it is possible to cut-and-paste into
-.Em syslog.conf
-),
-and to avoid possible mistakes. This change however preserves
-backwards compatibility with the old style of the
-.Em syslog.conf
-(i.e. tab characters only).
+field by one or more tab characters.
.Pp
The
.Em Selectors