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bin/58825: service(8) man page doesn't describe possible actions
>Number: 58825
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: service(8) man page doesn't describe possible actions
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Nov 11 12:00:01 +0000 2024
>Originator: Paul Goyette
>Release: NetBSD 10.99.12
>Organization:
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>Environment:
System: NetBSD speedy.whooppee.com 10.99.12 NetBSD 10.99.12 (SPEEDY 2024-09-29 10:16:33 UTC) #0: Sun Sep 29 12:40:54 UTC 2024 paul%speedy.whooppee.com@localhost:/build/netbsd-local/obj/amd64/sys/arch/amd64/compile/SPEEDY amd64
Architecture: x86_64
Machine: amd64
>Description:
The man page for service(8) shows usage/synopsis for
service [-v] rc_script_name action
But there is no further detail for what actions might be available.
When service program is invoked with an invalid value for action,
the usage() error message shows a list of common actions:
# service ntpd help
/etc/rc.d/ntpd: unknown directive 'help'.
Usage: /etc/rc.d/ntpd [fast|force|one](start stop restart rcvar status poll)
#
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Include additional text for both the man page and the program's usage():
...
service [-v] rc_script_name action
Run rc_script_name to perform the action specified. Possible
actions may include
[fast|force|one](start stop restart rcvar status poll)
...
>Unformatted:
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