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authorRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2000-11-20 18:41:33 +0000
committerRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2000-11-20 18:41:33 +0000
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-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/core.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/devfs.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/disktab.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/ethers.56
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/fbtab.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/fdesc.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/fdescfs.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/fstab.510
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/group.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/hosts.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/hosts.equiv.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/hosts.lpd.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/intro.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/kernfs.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/linprocfs.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/networks.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/passwd.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/periodic.conf.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/procfs.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/protocols.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/remote.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/services.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/shells.54
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/stab.52
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/utmp.517
26 files changed, 53 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man5/core.5 b/share/man/man5/core.5
index 0b287e139ea5..5dc298dce9f7 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/core.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/core.5
@@ -127,6 +127,6 @@ command can be used:
.Xr sysctl 8
.Sh HISTORY
A
-.Nm core
+.Nm
file format appeared in
.At v6 .
diff --git a/share/man/man5/devfs.5 b/share/man/man5/devfs.5
index 734450874c58..69500c4aa004 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/devfs.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/devfs.5
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
devfs /devs devfs rw 0 0
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The device file system, or
-.Nm devfs ,
+.Nm ,
provides access to kernel's device
namespace in the global filesystem namespace.
The conventional mount point is
diff --git a/share/man/man5/disktab.5 b/share/man/man5/disktab.5
index 4423b0f487dc..1be240c5074c 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/disktab.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/disktab.5
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The format is patterned
after the
.Xr termcap 5
terminal data base. Entries in
-.Nm disktab
+.Nm
consist of a number of `:' separated fields. The
first entry for each disk gives the names which are
known for the disk, separated by `|' characters. The
diff --git a/share/man/man5/ethers.5 b/share/man/man5/ethers.5
index 54e104d5ad3a..aaa665d5ae9c 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/ethers.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/ethers.5
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
.Nd ethernet address database
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm ethers
+.Nm
database contains information regarding known 48-bit ethernet addresses
of hosts on an Internetwork.
The data is stored in a file called
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ structure, and a hostname stored as a character string.
.Bl -tag -width /etc/services -compact
.It Pa /etc/ethers
The
-.Nm ethers
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ file resides in
.Xr yp 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
-.Nm ethers
+.Nm
format is based on the format used in SunOS 4.1.x.
diff --git a/share/man/man5/fbtab.5 b/share/man/man5/fbtab.5
index 7abacb9d4bdb..e01f2f0815fd 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/fbtab.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/fbtab.5
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
.Nd change device protection upon login
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm fbtab
+.Nm
file contains a number of lines specifying a device together with a list
of devices with associated protections.
Comments start with a # and extend to the end of the line.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ and gid arguments.
.Bl -tag -width /etc/fbtab -compact
.It Pa /etc/fbtab
The
-.Nm fbtab
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
diff --git a/share/man/man5/fdesc.5 b/share/man/man5/fdesc.5
index 7e9ff0dc06d7..2af50dd90053 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/fdesc.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/fdesc.5
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
fdesc /dev/fd fdesc rw 0 0
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The file-descriptor file system, or
-.Nm fdesc ,
+.Nm ,
provides access to the per-process file descriptor
namespace in the global filesystem namespace.
The conventional mount point is
diff --git a/share/man/man5/fdescfs.5 b/share/man/man5/fdescfs.5
index 7e9ff0dc06d7..2af50dd90053 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/fdescfs.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/fdescfs.5
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
fdesc /dev/fd fdesc rw 0 0
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The file-descriptor file system, or
-.Nm fdesc ,
+.Nm ,
provides access to the per-process file descriptor
namespace in the global filesystem namespace.
The conventional mount point is
diff --git a/share/man/man5/fstab.5 b/share/man/man5/fstab.5
index 162777151bdd..2b490aa9d3b5 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/fstab.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/fstab.5
@@ -42,24 +42,24 @@
.Fd #include <fstab.h>
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The file
-.Nm fstab
+.Nm
contains descriptive information about the various file
systems.
-.Nm fstab
+.Nm
is only read by programs, and not written;
it is the duty of the system administrator to properly create
and maintain this file.
Each filesystem is described on a separate line;
fields on each line are separated by tabs or spaces.
The order of records in
-.Nm fstab
+.Nm
is important because
.Xr fsck 8 ,
.Xr mount 8 ,
and
.Xr umount 8
sequentially iterate through
-.Nm fstab
+.Nm
doing their thing.
.Pp
The first field,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ and
.Bl -tag -width /etc/fstab -compact
.It Pa /etc/fstab
The file
-.Nm fstab
+.Nm
resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
diff --git a/share/man/man5/group.5 b/share/man/man5/group.5
index c9023a436129..44e2849a1696 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/group.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/group.5
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ may still have this limits.
The
.Xr passwd 1
command does not change the
-.Nm group
+.Nm
passwords.
.Sh HISTORY
A
diff --git a/share/man/man5/hosts.5 b/share/man/man5/hosts.5
index 3708958d4dae..058e8c431366 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/hosts.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/hosts.5
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
.Nd host name data base
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm hosts
+.Nm
file contains information regarding
the known hosts on the network.
It can be used in conjunction with DNS, and the NIS
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ or comment character.
.Bl -tag -width /etc/hosts -compact
.It Pa /etc/hosts
The
-.Nm hosts
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
diff --git a/share/man/man5/hosts.equiv.5 b/share/man/man5/hosts.equiv.5
index 90ab7b74df80..5a84d8a92264 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/hosts.equiv.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/hosts.equiv.5
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
.Nd trusted remote host name and user data base
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm hosts.equiv
+.Nm
and
.Nm .rhosts
files contain information regarding
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ except users from netgroup
.Bl -tag -width /etc/hosts.equivxxx -compact
.It Pa /etc/hosts.equiv
The
-.Nm hosts.equiv
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.It Pa $HOME/.rhosts
diff --git a/share/man/man5/hosts.lpd.5 b/share/man/man5/hosts.lpd.5
index d252d604c67e..e5041fa91b91 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/hosts.lpd.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/hosts.lpd.5
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
.Nd trusted hosts that may use local print services
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm hosts.lpd
+.Nm
file contains a list of hostnames or IP addresses
that are allowed to use your local print services.
List every hostname or IP address on a line itself.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ List every hostname or IP address on a line itself.
.Bl -tag -width /etc/hosts.lpdxxxxx -compact
.It Pa /etc/hosts.lpd
The
-.Nm hosts.lpd
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.Sh SEE ALSO
diff --git a/share/man/man5/intro.5 b/share/man/man5/intro.5
index a50030653ba6..87ed18b4e3df 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/intro.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/intro.5
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ location of most system configuration files
.El
.Sh HISTORY
The
-.Nm intro
+.Nm
section manual page appeared in
.Fx 2.2 .
diff --git a/share/man/man5/kernfs.5 b/share/man/man5/kernfs.5
index 1976f134c3bc..b4244d619d17 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/kernfs.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/kernfs.5
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ kern /kern kernfs rw 0 0
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The kernel file system, or
-.Nm kernfs ,
+.Nm ,
provides access to information on the currently running kernel.
It is normally mounted on
.Pa /kern .
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ is also available from
.Bl -tag -width /kern/XXXXXXX
.It Pa /kern
normal mount point for the
-.Nm kernfs .
+.Nm .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sysctl 3 ,
diff --git a/share/man/man5/linprocfs.5 b/share/man/man5/linprocfs.5
index 065393456507..4f2df6814439 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/linprocfs.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/linprocfs.5
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The Linux process file system, or
-.Nm linprocfs ,
+.Nm ,
emulates a subset of Linux' process file system and is required for
the complete operation of some Linux binaries.
.Pp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ group.
.Bl -tag -width /compat/linux/proc/self/XXXXXXX -compact
.It Pa /compat/linux/proc
normal mount point for the
-.Nm linprocfs .
+.Nm .
.It Pa /compat/linux/proc/cpuinfo
CPU vendor and model information in human-readable form.
.It Pa /compat/linux/proc/meminfo
diff --git a/share/man/man5/networks.5 b/share/man/man5/networks.5
index 6bd1285af173..cb91b411aa09 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/networks.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/networks.5
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
.Nd network name data base
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm networks
+.Nm
file contains information regarding
the known networks which comprise the
.Tn DARPA
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ delimiter, newline, or comment character.
.Bl -tag -width /etc/networks -compact
.It Pa /etc/networks
The
-.Nm networks
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
diff --git a/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
index ca281c801383..7734707add9c 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ containing information regarding hosts, users (passwords), groups, etc.
Each database comes from a source (such as local files, DNS, and
.Tn NIS ) ,
and the order to look up the sources is specified in
-.Nm nsswitch.conf .
+.Nm .
.Pp
Each entry in
.Nm
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ To ensure compatibility with previous and current implementations, the
source must appear alone for a given database.
.Ss Default source lists
If, for any reason,
-.Nm nsswitch.conf
+.Nm
doesn't exist, or it has missing or corrupt entries,
.Xr nsdispatch 3
will default to an entry of
diff --git a/share/man/man5/passwd.5 b/share/man/man5/passwd.5
index 671d42bccfc6..7b49790e461e 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/passwd.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/passwd.5
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
.Nd format of the password file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm passwd
+.Nm
files are the local source of password information.
They can be used in conjunction with the Hesiod domains
.Sq passwd
diff --git a/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
index aefa23352672..0c9fafe11a1c 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.Nd periodic job configuration information.
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The file
-.Nm periodic.conf
+.Nm
contains a description of how daily, weekly and montly system maintenance
jobs should run.
It resides in the
diff --git a/share/man/man5/procfs.5 b/share/man/man5/procfs.5
index 06812b16fc0e..62141aa18fb0 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/procfs.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/procfs.5
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ proc /proc procfs rw 0 0
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The process file system, or
-.Nm procfs ,
+.Nm ,
implements a view of the system process table inside the file system.
It is normally mounted on
.Pa /proc ,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ group.
.Bl -tag -width /proc/curproc/XXXXXXX -compact
.It Pa /proc
normal mount point for the
-.Nm procfs .
+.Nm .
.It Pa /proc/pid
directory containing process information for process
.Pa pid .
diff --git a/share/man/man5/protocols.5 b/share/man/man5/protocols.5
index 4756025f4e24..4ffab0f649e8 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/protocols.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/protocols.5
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
.Nd protocol name data base
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm protocols
+.Nm
file contains information regarding the known protocols used in the
.Tn DARPA
Internet. For each protocol a single line should be present
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ or comment character.
.Bl -tag -width /etc/protocols -compact
.It Pa /etc/protocols
The
-.Nm protocols
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
diff --git a/share/man/man5/remote.5 b/share/man/man5/remote.5
index 0f89a7c9f5ed..261687f4f8f4 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/remote.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/remote.5
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ arpavax|ax:\e
.Bl -tag -width /etc/remote -compact
.It Pa /etc/remote
The
-.Nm remote
+.Nm
host description file
resides in
.Pa /etc .
diff --git a/share/man/man5/services.5 b/share/man/man5/services.5
index e0d9e2c12fca..a4a31b3529a5 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/services.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/services.5
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
.Nd service name data base
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm services
+.Nm
file contains information regarding
the known services available in the
Internet.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ at the location where the ``+'' appears.
.Bl -tag -width /etc/services -compact
.It Pa /etc/services
The
-.Nm services
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
diff --git a/share/man/man5/shells.5 b/share/man/man5/shells.5
index 70626ad3ef5b..d01cdce5b33b 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/shells.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/shells.5
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
.Nd shell database
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm shells
+.Nm
file contains a list of the shells on the system.
For each shell a single line should be present, consisting of the
shell's path, relative to root.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Blank lines are also ignored.
.Bl -tag -width /etc/shells -compact
.It Pa /etc/shells
The
-.Nm shells
+.Nm
file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
diff --git a/share/man/man5/stab.5 b/share/man/man5/stab.5
index 29d283688f32..b3f9e99187f6 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/stab.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/stab.5
@@ -217,6 +217,6 @@ compiled files:
More basic types are needed.
.Sh HISTORY
The
-.Nm stab
+.Nm
file appeared in
.Bx 4.0 .
diff --git a/share/man/man5/utmp.5 b/share/man/man5/utmp.5
index 8a9c4b7bad09..ca0d4fd59081 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/utmp.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/utmp.5
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The file
.Aq Pa utmp.h
declares the structures used to record information about current
users in the file
-.Nm utmp ,
+.Nm ,
logins and logouts in the file
.Nm wtmp ,
and last logins in the file
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ record is written,
.\" .Xr libutil 3
.\" routine
the file
-.Nm utmp
+.Nm
is opened and the
.Fa utmp
record for the user inserted.
This record remains there until
the user logs out at which time it is deleted.
The
-.Nm utmp
+.Nm
file is used by the programs
.Xr rwho 1 ,
.Xr users 1 ,
@@ -188,13 +188,16 @@ indicates the new time.
.Bl -tag -width /var/log/lastlog -compact
.It Pa /var/run/utmp
The
-.Nm utmp file.
+.Nm
+file.
.It Pa /var/log/wtmp
The
-.Nm wtmp file.
+.Nm wtmp
+file.
.It Pa /var/log/lastlog
The
-.Nm lastlog file.
+.Nm lastlog
+file.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr last 1 ,
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ The
.Xr init 8
.Sh HISTORY
A
-.Nm utmp
+.Nm
and
.Nm wtmp
file format appeared in