Hi Tom, At 2023-02-18T17:42:05+0000, Tom Schwindl wrote: > > > diff --git a/man2/chmod.2 b/man2/chmod.2 > > > index 8b5db74ed7e3..674b54368314 100644 > > > --- a/man2/chmod.2 > > > +++ b/man2/chmod.2 > > > @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see > > > .nf > > > .BR fchmod (): > > > Since glibc 2.24: > > > - _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 199309L > > > + _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 1993\[aq]09L [...] > As long as I'm not completely lost, those values are often passed on > the command line via `-D`. Wouldn't a random \[aq] interfere with > shell quoting and result in hard to find bugs and unexpected bahavior? > So is it really a good idea to present those values in such a way in > the manpage? Or am I simply underestimating the intelligence of the > readers? :-) Do you expect C programmers to be more likely to copy and paste from the man page source document or from the rendered page (probably in a terminal window, but possibly from a PDF)? The answer to the questions you posed depends on your answer to mine. Regards, Branden
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