On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 02:43:22PM +0200, Florian Obser wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 10:27:38AM +0000, Rashad Kanavath wrote:
> > update description of -s option in sysupgrade man page.
> > 
> > Index: usr.sbin/sysupgrade/sysupgrade.8
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/sysupgrade/sysupgrade.8,v
> > retrieving revision 1.8
> > diff -u -p -u -p -r1.8 sysupgrade.8
> > --- usr.sbin/sysupgrade/sysupgrade.8 9 May 2019 21:09:37 -0000 1.8
> > +++ usr.sbin/sysupgrade/sysupgrade.8 22 Aug 2019 08:02:25 -0000
> > @@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ In case of release
> >  .Nm
> >  downloads the next release.
> >  .It Fl s
> > -Upgrade to a snapshot.
> > +Upgrade to latest snapshot.
> 
> I'd like to leave it vague. Otherwise one might think sysupgrade does
> some magic to find out what the latest snapshot is. While it does not.
> It contacts the mirror that's set in /etc/installurl and downloads
> whatever it finds there. If that mirror is behind one does not get the
> latest snap.
> 
> >  The default is to find out if the system is running a release or a
> > snapshot.
> > -In case of release
> > +In case of snapshot
> >  .Nm
> > -downloads the next release.
> > +downloads the latest snapshot.
> 
> 
> This is not a typo as such, it describes the default. It is a bit
> awkward since it uses the same text for -r and -s. I think we can just
> remove it from -s:
> 
> jmc?
> 

yes, i think it's clearer without that text. another tact would be to
remove that text from both options and try to describe at page top what
happens.

jmc

> diff --git sysupgrade.8 sysupgrade.8
> index ba34190d979..b067d5fe691 100644
> --- sysupgrade.8
> +++ sysupgrade.8
> @@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ In case of release
>  downloads the next release.
>  .It Fl s
>  Upgrade to a snapshot.
> -The default is to find out if the system is running a release or a snapshot.
> -In case of release
> -.Nm
> -downloads the next release.
>  .El
>  .Sh FILES
>  .Bl -tag -width "/home/_sysupgrade" -compact
> 
> 
> 
> >  .El
> >  .Sh FILES
> >  .Bl -tag -width "/home/_sysupgrade" -compact
> > 
> > -- 
> > Regards,
> >    Rashad
> 
> -- 
> I'm not entirely sure you are real.
> 

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