2008/10/2 narendra sisodiya <narendra.sisodiya@xxxxxxxxx>: > IMHO, > rule 1 = If a normal user can run a command then it must have $ prompt. ex > ls -l > rule 2 = If a command need root privilege to run, it must have # prompt ex > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda > rule3 = rule 1 has high priority then rule 2. Someone brought up the point that there are a lot of people complaining on forums and getting the response "the '$' is the prompt, not part of the command", so if a user needs to copy and paste, it is easier if the prompt isn't there... > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:57 AM, Jason Taylor <jmtaylor90@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Thu, 2008-10-02 at 08:17 +1000, Murray McAllister wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > The Red Hat documentation team recently had a discussion about using >> > prompts (such as "$" and "#") in command examples. >> > >> > Joshua "top-posting ftw" Wulf came up with the following, and everyone >> > agreed (I think...): >> > >> > --- >> > >> > OK, here it is: >> > >> > When it's a command that should (could) be cut and pasted, it should >> > have no prompt. Example: >> > >> > ls -Z /tmp >> > >> > When it's a record of an interactive session then the prompt should be >> > included to distinguish commands from output. Example: >> > >> > # ls -Z /tmp >> > >> > -rw-rw-r-- auser auser user_u:object_r:user_home_t bar >> > -rw-rw-r-- auser auser user_u:object_r:user_home_t foo >> > >> > And when you want to make some commentary on that, you close the box >> > and then speak. >> > >> > --- >> > >> > Does anyone have any suggestions or objections? >> > >> > Cheers. >> >> Commentary being along the lines of whether or not the command >> should/has to be run as root or normal user? >> >> -Jason >> >> -- >> fedora-docs-list mailing list >> fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe: >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list > > > > -- > ┌───[ Narendra Sisodiya ]──────────────┐ > │ http://narendra.techfandu.org > │ http://www.lug-iitd.org > └────────────[ +91-93790-75930 ]──────┘ > > -- > fedora-docs-list mailing list > fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list > -- fedora-docs-list mailing list fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
