netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2 4/4] man: routel/routef: don't mention filesystem paths

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Date:   Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:05:39 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Luca Boccassi <bluca@...ian.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2 4/4] man: routel/routef: don't mention
 filesystem paths

On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 23:01:25 +0100
Luca Boccassi <bluca@...ian.org> wrote:

> The filesytem paths to these scripts might be different on various
> distros, so don't mention it in the manpages. It is not really useful
> information anyway.
> 
> Originally submitted as Debian bug:
> 
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=561424
> 
> Reported-by: jidanni@...anni.org
> Signed-off-by: Luca Boccassi <bluca@...ian.org>
> ---
>  man/man8/routel.8 | 5 -----
>  1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man/man8/routel.8 b/man/man8/routel.8
> index 82d580fb..2270eacb 100644
> --- a/man/man8/routel.8
> +++ b/man/man8/routel.8
> @@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ The routel script will list routes in a format that some might consider easier t
>  .br
>  The routef script does not take any arguments and will simply flush the routing table down the drain. Beware! This means deleting all routes which will make your network unusable!
>  
> -.SH "FILES"
> -.LP
> -\fI/usr/bin/routef\fP
> -.br
> -\fI/usr/bin/routel\fP
>  .SH "AUTHORS"
>  .LP
>  The routel script was written by Stephen R. van den Berg <srb@...i.nl>, 1999/04/18 and donated to the public domain.

Sure hardcode paths are not good.
Alternative would be generate man page like ipaddress is.