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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd August 13, 1997
+.Dd November 28, 2001
.Os
.Dt PERIODIC 8
.Sh NAME
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@ The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Fx 3.0 .
+.Sh BUGS
+Since one specifies information about a directory using shell
+variables containing the string,
+.Va <basedir> ,
+.Va <basedir>
+must only contain characters that are valid within a
+.Xr sh 1
+variable name, alphanumerics and underscores, and the first character
+may not be numeric.
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Paul Traina Aq pst@FreeBSD.org
.An Brian Somers Aq brian@Awfulhak.org
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