linux-kernel - Re: [patch] console

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Message-ID: <YfA07xh8an0c4AIt@schwarzgerat.orthanc>
Date:   Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:35:43 -0500
From:   nick black <dankamongmen@...il.com>
To:     "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-man@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] console_codes.4: ffix

nick black left as an exercise for the reader:
> if we're going to keep it, we ought add OSC to this section by
> the same reasoning. i can do that and send a fresh patch, or you
> can do it to my patch, or we can do with what i have.
...
> sequence, especially since there's really no user-relevant
> reason as to why one is in any given group. but i can go ahead
> and break this section out if you'd like.
...
> put another way, some people might read the man page wanting to
> know "how do i change a color". i can't imagine anyone ever
> wanting to know "what are the various OSC-prefixed commands?"
> that said, i'm happy to introduce the substructure if it gets
> the formatting fixed =].

Alejandro, would you like me to make some/all of the mentioned
changes, or is this patch fine as it is, or will you be making
the changes? Right now the console_codes(4) page has nasty
formatting errors (addressed herein); even if we make no content
changes, they should be fixed IMHO.

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