user/2216: dirname doesn't say what it means

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>Number:         2216
>Category:       user
>Synopsis:       dirname doesn't say what it means
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Nov 28 16:40:01 MST 2001
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Sam
>Organization:
net
>Release:        -current
>Environment:
	
	System      : OpenBSD 3.0
	Architecture: OpenBSD.i386
	Machine     : i386
>Description:

`dirname ` says that it expects a dirname, the docs talk about 
wanting a string with a filename portion. 

What they really seem to want is a pathname .


>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

patch:

Index: usr.bin/dirname/dirname.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/dirname/dirname.1,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 dirname.1
--- usr.bin/dirname/dirname.1	2001/07/05 22:06:25	1.1
+++ usr.bin/dirname/dirname.1	2001/11/28 22:15:47
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@
 .Nd return directory portion of pathname
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm dirname
-.Ar string
+.Ar pathname
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 deletes the filename portion, beginning
 with the last slash
 .Pq Sq \&/
 character to the end of
-.Ar string ,
+.Ar pathname ,
 and writes the result to the standard output.
 .Pp
 The
Index: usr.bin/dirname/dirname.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/dirname/dirname.c,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 dirname.c
--- usr.bin/dirname/dirname.c	2001/07/05 22:12:09	1.5
+++ usr.bin/dirname/dirname.c	2001/11/28 22:15:47
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
 	if (argc != 2) {
-		(void)fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s dirname\n", __progname);
+		(void)fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s pathname\n", __progname);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 

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