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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-02-01 16:38:02 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-02-01 16:38:02 +0000
commit8a6f8b5fe456b5b3a8f1d86173f81cfcae6cfe19 (patch)
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parent4923ae6c3fe2f82d94fec60b85ed2a6272b2fd67 (diff)
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mdoc(7) police: split punctuation characters + misc fixes.
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diff --git a/bin/sh/sh.1 b/bin/sh/sh.1
index cc4b436..28e71db 100644
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+++ b/bin/sh/sh.1
@@ -1276,9 +1276,9 @@ these, a builtin version of the
.Xr printf 1
command is provided for efficiency.
.Bl -tag -width Ds
-.It Ic :
+.It Ic \&:
A null command that returns a 0 (true) exit value.
-.It Ic . Ar file
+.It Ic \&. Ar file
The commands in the specified file are read and executed by the shell.
If
.Ar file
@@ -1290,9 +1290,11 @@ for the file. If it is not found in the
.Ev PATH ,
it is sought in the current working directory.
.It Ic alias Op Ar name ...
-.It Ic alias Op Ar name=string ...
+.It Ic alias Xo
+.Op Ar name Ns = Ns Ar string ...
+.Xc
If
-.Ar name=string
+.Ar name Ns = Ns Ar string
is specified, the shell defines the alias
.Ar name
with value
@@ -1515,7 +1517,8 @@ Re-execute the command without invoking an editor.
Select the commands to list or edit.
The number of previous commands that can be accessed
are determined by the value of the
-.Ev HISTSIZE variable.
+.Ev HISTSIZE
+variable.
The value of
.Ar first
or
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