Re: [PATCH 1/1] Clarify what documentation is being referenced

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On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 04:02:44PM -0700, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 02/27/2012 03:51 PM, Dave Allan wrote:
> > virsh.pod had several instances in which it referred to "the
> > documentation" which was a little puzzling to me since it is
> > documentation.  Reading the document from end to end makes it clear
> > that it means a specific URI which was noted previously in the text,
> > but I had never noticed those URI in several years of referring to the
> > man page.  This patch adds those URIs to several additional places in
> > the text.
> > ---
> >  tools/virsh.pod |   38 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> >  1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> Much nicer.  ACK with one nit.
> 
> >  =item B<attach-device> I<domain-id> I<FILE>
> > 
> > -Attach a device to the domain, using a device definition in an XML file.
> > -See the documentation to learn about libvirt XML format for a device.
> > -For cdrom and floppy devices, this command only replaces the media within
> > -the single existing device; consider using B<update-device> for this usage.
> > -For passthrough host devices, see also B<nodedev-dettach>, needed if
> > -the device does not use managed mode.
> > +Attach a device to the domain, using a device definition in an XML
> > +file.  See the documentation at
> > +L<http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html> to learn about libvirt XML
> 
> Here, I'd link to formatdomain.html#elementsDevices, as well as
> specifically mention an example or two of the valid top-level elements
> we are looking for.  Maybe:
> 
> ...using a device definition (such as <disk> or <interface>) as the
> top-level element in an XML file.  See the documentation...

Good point; I'll send a v2 shortly.

Dave

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