Created attachment 203325 [details] rewrite of intro(4) Much of intro(4) has been obsolete since 5.0. Here is a proposed rewrite.
Also at https://reviews.freebsd.org/D19799
Created attachment 203339 [details] New patch with style fixes as requested on review New patch with markup/style fixes as requested on review
A commit references this bug: Author: ygy Date: Thu Apr 4 18:52:03 UTC 2019 New revision: 345887 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/345887 Log: Rewrite intro(4) man page. - Remove issues that no longer apply thanks to devfs - Add language pointing out devfs's role and referencing its config - Add a "historical notes" section and move discussion of block vs character devs to it, including pointing out the removal of block devs - Modernize some examples MFC after: 1 week PR: 236970 Submitted by: andrew@tao173.riddles.org.uk Reviewed by: 0mp Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D19799 Changes: head/share/man/man4/intro.4
A commit references this bug: Author: ygy Date: Thu Apr 11 00:41:07 UTC 2019 New revision: 346111 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/346111 Log: MFC r345887: Rewrite intro(4) man page. - Remove issues that no longer apply thanks to devfs - Add language pointing out devfs's role and referencing its config - Add a "historical notes" section and move discussion of block vs character devs to it, including pointing out the removal of block devs - Modernize some examples PR: 236970 Submitted by: andrew@tao173.riddles.org.uk Reviewed by: 0mp Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D19799 Changes: _U stable/12/ stable/12/share/man/man4/intro.4