freebsd-src icon indicating copy to clipboard operation
freebsd-src copied to clipboard

cu.1: describe better + tag spdx

Open concussious opened this issue 1 year ago • 1 comments

Proposal: 0: cu(1) - call UNIX serial console

Alternative ideas: 1: cu(1) - call UNIX opens a serial console 2: cu(1) - call UNIX over a serial console

Goal: Preserve over 40 years of "call UNIX" BSD heritage while answering "one line about what it does" in 2024:

"how do I get a serial console?" "% apropos serial"

concussious avatar Sep 14 '24 23:09 concussious

"call unix over a serial line" maybe?

bsdimp avatar Sep 21 '24 12:09 bsdimp

If you have time to merge this within the window, may we please have this in 14.2?

Of course this is quite minor of a feature, but being able to find our serial client with apropos serial is a feature which I hope will:

  1. For users asking for recommended serial client, I can teach them to search the manual instead.
  2. Increase user engagement with the manual subsystem, promoting user awareness and appreciation of BSD design philosophy.

concussious avatar Nov 04 '24 22:11 concussious