Thread: BUG #2009: Unqouted dashes in manpages
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 2009 Logged by: Martin Pitt Email address: martin@piware.de PostgreSQL version: 8.0.4 Operating system: Linux Description: Unqouted dashes in manpages Details: The PostgreSQL manpages currently do not quote the dash (they contain '-' instead of '\-', as mandated by manpages). Since this produces a different Unicode character than an quoted dash, these manpages look a bit weird on some locale/terminal combinations, and worse, you cannot search for options without actually figuring out how to enter the unicode narrow hyphen character on your keyboard. At least the hyphens used in verbatim text (as in option names) should be properly quoted. Dashes in some combined words are probably ok. Thanks for considering, Martin
Am Samstag, 29. Oktober 2005 02:36 schrieb Martin Pitt: > The PostgreSQL manpages currently do not quote the dash (they contain '-' > instead of '\-', as mandated by manpages). Since this produces a different > Unicode character than an quoted dash, these manpages look a bit weird on > some locale/terminal combinations, and worse, you cannot search for options > without actually figuring out how to enter the unicode narrow hyphen > character on your keyboard. See Debian bug #208967.
Hi Peter! Peter Eisentraut [2005-10-30 0:19 +0200]: > Am Samstag, 29. Oktober 2005 02:36 schrieb Martin Pitt: > > The PostgreSQL manpages currently do not quote the dash (they contain '= -' > > instead of '\-', as mandated by manpages). Since this produces a differ= ent > > Unicode character than an quoted dash, these manpages look a bit weird = on > > some locale/terminal combinations, and worse, you cannot search for opt= ions > > without actually figuring out how to enter the unicode narrow hyphen > > character on your keyboard. >=20 > See Debian bug #208967. Great, thanks for the hint. Martin --=20 Martin Pitt http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com Debian Developer http://www.debian.org