Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 659720
manpage not in sync with options logrotate actually recognizes
Last modified: 2012-06-20 08:39:59 EDT
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #644308 +++ +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #642936 +++ Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): logrotate-3.7.4-9.el5_5.1 Steps to Reproduce: # ./compare-options.sh /usr/sbin/logrotate Program path: /usr/sbin/logrotate Man pages found: /usr/share/man/man8/logrotate.8.gz The binary analysis was NOT done Doing man page vs. usage message comparison The program reported 13 option(s) The man page reported 12 option(s) 9 COMMON option(s): --force --mail --state --usage -d -f -m -s -v 4 option(s) reported by the program ONLY: --debug --help --verbose -? 3 option(s) reported by the man page ONLY: -HUP -dv -force -HUP is false positive (it is used in text like an example of killall) -dv is false positive (it is combination of -d and -v) Actual results: no all parameters of program are in man page and 1 in man page is wrong (typo) Expected results: all parameters in program and man page are same --- Additional comment from jkaluza@redhat.com on 2010-10-19 07:46:28 EDT --- Created attachment 454331 [details] proposed patch This patch corrects the man page.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0786.html