Re: Problems on the install.1

[Richard Dawe]

Hello.

"Eric S. Raymond" wrote:
> The "(nth format)" comments don't really convey any information,
> and they make mechanical translation to DocBook impossible.  Please
> remove them.

I think they help make it clear that install can do multiple things. Why do
those comments make mechanical translation impossible?
 
> --- install.1   2002/07/25 23:33:29     1.1
> +++ install.1   2002/07/25 23:37:07
> @@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
>  install \- copy files and set attributes
>  .SH SYNOPSIS
>  .B install
> -[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE DEST           (1st format)\fR
> +[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE DEST\fR
[snip]

Regards,

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