[src/netbsd-1-4]: src/share/man/man5 Pull up revision 1.13 (requested by is):

[he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/ee5336374b2d
branches:  netbsd-1-4
changeset: 469651:ee5336374b2d
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Oct 31 22:15:29 1999 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.13 (requested by is):
  Document what an & in the GECOS field does, fixing PR#8655.

diffstat:

 share/man/man5/passwd.5 |  13 ++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (28 lines):

diff -r 38e7799dd3a8 -r ee5336374b2d share/man/man5/passwd.5
--- a/share/man/man5/passwd.5   Sat Oct 30 22:30:43 1999 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man5/passwd.5   Sun Oct 31 22:15:29 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: passwd.5,v 1.12 1999/01/16 14:16:43 lukem Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: passwd.5,v 1.12.2.1 1999/10/31 22:15:29 he Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -172,9 +172,16 @@
 user's home phone number
 .El
 .Pp
-This information is used by the
+The full name may contain a ampersand (``&'') which will be replaced by
+the capitalized login name when the gecos field is displayed or used
+by various programs such as
+.Xr finger 1 ,
+.Xr sendmail 8 ,
+etc.
+.Pp
+The office and phone number subfields are used by the
 .Xr finger 1
-program.
+program, and possibly other applications.
 .Pp
 The user's home directory is the full
 .Ux