diff --git a/sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8 b/sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8 index 031e4c91646f..8650fc3ddedc 100644 --- a/sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8 +++ b/sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8 @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ .\" .Dd July 17, 2000 .Dt RCORDER 8 @@ -42,8 +43,9 @@ .Op Fl s Ar skip .Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION +The .Nm -is designed to print out a dependency ordering of a set of +utility is designed to print out a dependency ordering of a set of interdependent files. Typically it is used to find an execution sequence for a set of shell scripts in which certain files must be executed before others. @@ -129,8 +131,9 @@ arguments passed to .Nm in order for it to find a starting place in the dependency ordering. .Sh DIAGNOSTICS +The .Nm -may print one of the following error messages and exit with a non-zero +utility may print one of the following error messages and exit with a non-zero status if it encounters an error while processing the file list. .Bl -diag .It "Requirement %s has no providers, aborting." @@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ processing the stated file. .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -program first appeared in +utility first appeared in .Nx 1.5 . .Sh AUTHORS Written by Perry E. Metzger (perry@piermont.com) and Matthew R.