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author | Sami Kerola | 2011-08-12 22:00:13 +0200 |
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committer | Sami Kerola | 2011-08-23 21:34:21 +0200 |
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docs: clean up old readme files
Removal of information which is simply wrong.
Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/cfdisk.txt | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/col.txt | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fdisk.txt | 16 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/getopt.txt | 50 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/pg.txt | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/poeigl.txt | 80 |
6 files changed, 7 insertions, 166 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/cfdisk.txt b/Documentation/cfdisk.txt index 5241ad136..cb8d86526 100644 --- a/Documentation/cfdisk.txt +++ b/Documentation/cfdisk.txt @@ -12,16 +12,6 @@ installation process easier. If you write a bad partition table to disk, it may destroy data and partitions. - -You can FTP cfdisk from ftp.cs.unc.edu in the /pub/martin/linux -directory. - -I would also like comments (good and bad) on the user interface, logic -and ease of use. If you have any suggestions for improvements, I -would be happy to hear them. - -My e-mail address is martin@cs.unc.edu. - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (C) 1994 Kevin E. Martin (martin@cs.unc.edu) diff --git a/Documentation/col.txt b/Documentation/col.txt index 2a7dd6ca4..1098b44c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/col.txt +++ b/Documentation/col.txt @@ -2,13 +2,6 @@ col - filter out reverse line feeds. -Options are: - -b do not print any backspaces (last character written is printed) - -f allow half line feeds in output, by default characters between - lines are pushed to the line below - -x do not compress spaces into tabs. - -l num keep (at least) num lines in memory, 128 are kept by default - In the 32V source code to col(1) the default behavior was to NOT compress spaces into tabs. There was a -h option which caused it to compress spaces into tabs. There was no -x flag. diff --git a/Documentation/fdisk.txt b/Documentation/fdisk.txt index 69cfff67c..3ea4d44d3 100644 --- a/Documentation/fdisk.txt +++ b/Documentation/fdisk.txt @@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ You can have up to 64 partitions on a single IDE disk, or up to 16 partitions on a single SCSI disk, at least as far as Linux is concerned; in practice you will rarely want so many. The maximum size of a Linux file system on a single partition depends on the type of -file system you use. Minix file systems are limited to 64 megabytes. -You may have all of your Linux files in a single partition, or you may -have two, three, or more Linux file systems. Similarly you may have -one or more DOS partitions. If you have several small partitions, you -run much less risk of losing all your files if your disk gets -corrupted. On the other hand, you may run out of space on a small -partition more easily. +file system you use. Minix file systems (version 1) are limited to 64 +megabytes. You may have all of your Linux files in a single partition, +or you may have two, three, or more Linux file systems. Similarly you +may have one or more DOS partitions. If you have several small +partitions, you run much less risk of losing all your files if your +disk gets corrupted. On the other hand, you may run out of space on a +small partition more easily. Under DOS, you must refer to each partition by a separate drive letter, but all partitions are automatically accessible. Under Linux @@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ space in a file, but you need a partition big enough to hold it, and this will probably be less efficient than having a partition devoted to swap. -The disk space you need for Linux is discussed in README.prepare. - Are you going to boot Linux from the hard disk, or will you boot from a floppy? Some boot programs place severe restrictions on where the boot partition can be. LILO is more relaxed about this, but does diff --git a/Documentation/getopt.txt b/Documentation/getopt.txt index dbf7bb018..8258e886d 100644 --- a/Documentation/getopt.txt +++ b/Documentation/getopt.txt @@ -3,50 +3,6 @@ This package contains a reimplementation of getopt(1). PREFACE Getopt(1) is a program to help shell scripts parse command-line parameters. -It is for example included in the util-linux distribution (upto version -2.7.1). But, there are some problems with that getopt(1) implementation, -as listed in the 'BUGS' section of its man-page: - ->BUGS -> Whatever getopt(3) has. -> -> Arguments containing white space or imbedded shell metacharacters gener- -> ally will not survive intact; this looks easy to fix but isn't. -> -> The error message for an invalid option is identified as coming from -> getopt rather than from the shell procedure containing the invocation of -> getopt; this again is hard to fix. -> -> The precise best way to use the set command to set the arguments without -> disrupting the value(s) of shell options varies from one shell version to -> another. - -This implementation of getopt(1) is written to solve some of these problems, -while still staying (for all practical purposes) completely compatible with -other getopt(1) implementations. - - -INSTALLATION - -Installation should be very easy. Just type 'make' to compile the sources. -It should compile cleanly, without any warnings, but even if it does not -you probably don't have to worry. You must use GNU Make and gcc, or you -will have to edit the Makefile. - -Type 'make install' to install the binary and the manual page. It installs -by default in /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/man/man1, to install in /usr/bin -and /usr/man/man1 try 'make install prefix=/usr'. - -The example files can be installed in /usr/local/lib/getopt by calling -'make install_doc'. - -If you do not trust the getopt(3) in your libc, or if you do not use a libc -with the GNU getopt(3) routines, you can use the gnu sources as provided -in the gnu directory. Try 'make LIBCGETOPT=0'. Ignore any compile warnings. - -You can check whether the new implementation of getopt is found first -in your path by calling 'bash test.bash'. - HIGHLIGHTS @@ -73,9 +29,3 @@ copy it, it is copyright (c) 1997-2005 by Frodo Looijaard <frodo@frodo.looijaard.name>. Files in the gnu directory are from glibc-2.0.4: copyright (C) 1987, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - - -DOWNLOADING - -You can find the latest version of this program at: - http://software.frodo.looijaard.name/getopt/ diff --git a/Documentation/pg.txt b/Documentation/pg.txt index df92b85fd..7a974cb5b 100644 --- a/Documentation/pg.txt +++ b/Documentation/pg.txt @@ -8,16 +8,6 @@ Contrasting to the System V implementation, this one filters backspace formatting sequences while searching, so you can comfortably search in nroff output like manual pages. -This code uses routines as defined by SUSv2, so a glibc version of 2.1 or -higher is required on Linux. A curses implementation (like ncurses) must -be present as well. - -If large files > 2GB are supported by the kernel and the C library, pg is -able to handle them. - -Please send comments, bug-reports and especially bug-fixes to -<g-r@bigfoot.de> . - Gunnar Ritter Freiburg i. Br. Germany diff --git a/Documentation/poeigl.txt b/Documentation/poeigl.txt index 5d30ec581..00eaa7101 100644 --- a/Documentation/poeigl.txt +++ b/Documentation/poeigl.txt @@ -7,16 +7,6 @@ domainname, hostid, cage and mesg. Most of this software has been contributed by others, I basically just ported the things to Linux. -About installation: See the bottom of this file. Check the Makefile! -Be sure you know what you are doing! You may well be able to lock -yourself out from your machine. Especially: The init provided here -(simpleinit) is NOT a SYSV compatible init and the inittab format -is different. - -If you are uncertain whether you got the latest version, check out - - ftp://ftp.daimi.aau.dk/pub/linux/poe/ - Version 1.49 (20-Jun-97) Small patches for new util-linux distribution and glibc compat. PAM support in login.c by Erik Troan. @@ -484,32 +474,9 @@ login.c The login program. This is a portation of BSD login, first to HP-UX 8.0 by Michael Glad (glad@daimi.aau.dk), and to Linux (initially to 0.12) by me. -who.c A simple who(1) util. to list utmp. Done by me. - You may prefer the GNU who util. with more options - and features. - -hostname.c A hostname(1) command to get and set the hostname. I did - this too. - -domainname.c Like hostname, only reads out or sets the domainname. - agetty.c The getty program. From comp.sources.misc, by W.Z. Venema. Hacked a bit by me. -simpleinit.c A simple init program, written by me. Uses /etc/inittab - - A "kill -HUP" to init makes it re-read /etc/inittab. - A "kill -TSTP" to init makes it stop spawning gettys on the - ttys. A second "kill -TSTP" starts it again. - A kill -INT to init makes it attempt a reboot of the machine. - this works in connection with kernel support for softboot - when Ctrl-Alt-Del is pressed. - - Init will start up in singleuser mode if /etc/singleboot - exists at boottime, or if it is given an argument of "single" - via eg. LILO. If /etc/securesingle exists it will ask for the - root password before starting single user. - write.c A write(1) command, used to pass messages between users at different terminals. This code doubles as code for a wall(1) command. Make a symlink: /usr/bin/wall -> @@ -518,56 +485,9 @@ write.c A write(1) command, used to pass messages between users mesg A tiny shellscript, so you can avoid that other people write to your shell. -users Another script that uses awk(1) and tr(1) to process the - output from who(1) into a one-liner. - If you don't have awk, but have Perl, this does the same: - - who | perl -ane 'print "$F[0] "'; echo "" - pathnames.h: Header. -param.h - Header, extended with getdtablesize() macro, should go - in /usr/include/sys - -Building. ---------- -A "make all" should do. At least it does for me. - -Installation: -------------- - -login should go in /bin, if you don't like this change - pathnames.h and recompile at least agetty. - -getty, init Put them in SBINDIR - -who, hostname, write, wall, mesg, users: - /usr/bin - -securetty login needs this in /etc, defines which ttys that root - can login on. This should *never* include ttys{1,2} - -inittab the simpleinit code needs this in /etc. Note that the syntax - of /etc/inittab has little to do with the syntax of a real - SysV inittab. Edit this one for your local setup. - -shells The chsh program will use this if it's placed in /etc. It - defines the valid shell-programs. Have one abs. path on - each line. - -You can also do a "make install" as root, but don't just do it because I -say so, check the Makefile first. - -"Make install" will install only the new binaries, and not motd, inittab, -securetty and issue. To install these configuration files, do a -"make Install". - -Getty requires a /dev/console to write errors to. I just made it a symlink -to /dev/tty1. Because of a bug in the tty driver this errorlogging may -cause the shell on tty1 to logout. - Getty will print the contents of /etc/issue if it's present before asking for username. Login will print the contents of /etc/motd after successful login. Login doesn't print /etc/motd, and doesn't check for mail if |