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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml index 045dd08f1f..c1dd62f715 100644 --- a/man/os-release.xml +++ b/man/os-release.xml @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ list of environment-like shell-compatible variable assignments. It is possible to source the configuration from shell scripts, however, beyond mere - variable assignments no shell features are supported + variable assignments, no shell features are supported (this means variable expansion is explicitly not supported), allowing applications to read the file without implementing a shell compatible execution @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ a-z, 0-9. All strings should be in UTF-8 format, and non-printable characters should not be used. If double or single quotes or backslashes are to be used within - variable assignments they should be escaped with + variable assignments, they should be escaped with backslashes, following shell style. It is not supported to concatenate multiple individually quoted strings. Lines beginning with "#" shall be ignored as @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ <listitem><para>A string identifying the operating system, without a version component, and suitable for - presentation to the user. If not set + presentation to the user. If not set, defaults to <literal>NAME=Linux</literal>. Example: <literal>NAME=Fedora</literal> or @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ excluding any version information and suitable for processing by scripts or usage in generated filenames. If not - set defaults to + set, defaults to <literal>ID=linux</literal>. Example: <literal>ID=fedora</literal> or <literal>ID=debian</literal>.</para></listitem> @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ <listitem><para>A space-separated list of operating system identifiers in the same syntax as the - <varname>ID=</varname> setting. Should + <varname>ID=</varname> setting. It should list identifiers of operating systems that are closely related to the local operating system in regards to @@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ OS is a derivative from. An OS should generally only list other OS identifiers it itself is a derivative - from, and not any OSes that - are derived from it, but symmetric + of, and not any OSes that + are derived from it, though symmetric relationships are possible. Build scripts and similar should check this variable if they need to identify the @@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ closest. This field is optional. Example: for an operating system with - <literal>ID=centos</literal> an + <literal>ID=centos</literal>, an assignment of <literal>ID_LIKE="rhel fedora"</literal> would be appropriate. For an operating system - with <literal>ID=ubuntu</literal> an + with <literal>ID=ubuntu</literal>, an assignment of <literal>ID_LIKE=debian</literal> is appropriate.</para></listitem> @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ presentation to the user. May or may not contain a release code name or OS version of some kind, as suitable. If - not set defaults to + not set, defaults to <literal>PRETTY_NAME="Linux"</literal>. Example: <literal>PRETTY_NAME="Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle)"</literal>.</para></listitem> @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ <literal>tel:</literal>. Only one URL shall be listed in each setting. If multiple resources need to be - referenced it is recommended to + referenced, it is recommended to provide an online landing page linking all available resources. Examples: <literal>HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"</literal> @@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ <para>Note that operating system vendors may choose not to provide version information, for example to - accommodate for rolling releases. In this case VERSION + accommodate for rolling releases. In this case, VERSION and VERSION_ID may be unset. Applications should not rely on these fields to be set.</para> |