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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter01/changelog.xml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter07/network.xml | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter07/symlinks.xml | 14 |
3 files changed, 31 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index 8752bc34c..cc4930c4a 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ </listitem> --> <listitem> + <para>2006-09-22</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[bryan] - Rewrote the notes in sections 7.12.1 and + 7.13.1 to explicitly mention that the redirections rely + on not quoting EOF. Fixes #1883.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>2006-09-20</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> diff --git a/chapter07/network.xml b/chapter07/network.xml index ab3590801..2d1881431 100644 --- a/chapter07/network.xml +++ b/chapter07/network.xml @@ -59,10 +59,16 @@ EOF</userinput></screen> incorrect by default when every distro does this right. --> <note> - <para>Although the examples in this book work properly, be aware - that Udev does not recognize the backslash for line continuation. - If modifying Udev rules with an editor, be sure to leave each rule - on one physical line.</para> + <para>Be aware that Udev does not recognize the backslash for line + continuation. The examples in this book work properly because both + the backslash and newline are ignored by the shell. This makes the + shell send each rule to cat on only one line. (The shell ignores + this sequence because the EOF string used in the here-document + redirection is not enclosed in either double or single quotes. For + more details, see the bash(1) manpage, and search it for "Here + Documents".)</para> + <para>If modifying Udev rules with an editor, be sure to leave each + rule on one physical line.</para> </note> <para>If you are going to use the bus position as a key, create diff --git a/chapter07/symlinks.xml b/chapter07/symlinks.xml index d19ce4155..e8a27d7ef 100644 --- a/chapter07/symlinks.xml +++ b/chapter07/symlinks.xml @@ -43,10 +43,16 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{ID_MODEL}=="PHILIPS_CDD5301", \ EOF</userinput></screen> <note> - <para>Although the examples in this book work properly, be aware - that Udev does not recognize the backslash for line continuation. - If modifying Udev rules with an editor, be sure to leave each rule - on one physical line.</para> + <para>Be aware that Udev does not recognize the backslash for line + continuation. The examples in this book work properly because both + the backslash and newline are ignored by the shell. This makes the + shell send each rule to cat on only one line. (The shell ignores + this sequence because the EOF string used in the here-document + redirection is not enclosed in either double or single quotes. For + more details, see the bash(1) manpage, and search it for "Here + Documents".)</para> + <para>If modifying Udev rules with an editor, be sure to leave each + rule on one physical line.</para> </note> <para>This way, the symlinks will stay correct even if you move the drives |