From e860d2cfedccd0cffedb36295a46338cc5bba078 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Archaic <archaic@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 02:38:06 +0000
Subject: Added a blurb about bash\'s new file expansion ability.

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@6858 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
---
 chapter06/creatingdirs.xml | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'chapter06')

diff --git a/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml b/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml
index 8dbb3b0c7..0b09a7103 100644
--- a/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml
+++ b/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ install -d /usr/{bin,include,lib,sbin,share,src}
 ln -s share/{man,doc,info} /usr
 install -d /usr/share/{doc,info,locale,man}
 install -d /usr/share/{misc,terminfo,zoneinfo}
-install -d /usr/share/man/man{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
+install -d /usr/share/man/man{1..8}
 install -d /usr/local/{bin,etc,include,lib,sbin,share,src}
 ln -s share/{man,doc,info} /usr/local
 install -d /usr/local/share/{doc,info,locale,man}
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ another user's files from them. The latter is prohibited by the
 so-called <quote>sticky bit,</quote> the highest bit (1) in the 1777
 bit mask.</para>
 
+<note><para>Notice the two different constructions above for creating multiple
+man directories: <command>install -d /usr/share/man/man{1..8}</command> and
+<command>install -d /usr/local/share/man/man{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}</command>. The
+first one is new since Bash 3.0 This new feature will help make repetitive
+commands easier to type.</para></note>
+
 <sect2>
 <title>FHS Compliance Note</title>
 
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