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authormpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1996-02-12 19:27:32 +0000
committermpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1996-02-12 19:27:32 +0000
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Document the new ".Fx" macro in the mdoc man pages. I also
changed the update(4) man page to use this new macro just to have something to test it on.
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@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ kernel process helps protect the integrity of disk volumes
by flushing
volatile cached filesystem data
to disk at thirty second intervals.
-.Nm Update
-does the equivalent of the
+The
+.Nm update
+process does the equivalent of the
.Xr sync 2
function call to do the task.
.Sh SEE ALSO
@@ -69,5 +70,7 @@ An
command appeared in
.At v6 ,
and was usually started by /etc/rc when the system went multi-user.
-.Nm Update
-was turned into a kernel initiated process in FreeBSD 2.0.
+A kernel initiated
+.Nm update
+process first appeared in
+.Fx 2.0 .
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