At 2024-03-19T08:50:21+1300, Jeremy Baxter wrote: > > cat will show > > but > > cp copies > > ? > > I think it sounds better to use the "x does this" form rather than the > "x will do this" form, similar to what they have in the utilities' own > man pages. What do you think? Should I change cat's description to > adhere to the rest or just keep all of them as they were? Two rules I've been applying to my man page revisions for a while are: * Favor active voice over passive. * Favor present tense over future. This is "favor", not "always use", but, other things being equal... Regards, Branden
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
