From a721927b0e3bc567bb588bae49e350779abdb8f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Nikolajsen Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 15:41:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] uuids.5: Fix error and improve wording * UUID is 128 bit; not 64 bit --- share/man/man5/uuids.5 | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man5/uuids.5 b/share/man/man5/uuids.5 index e86fcf2666..90f399500d 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/uuids.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/uuids.5 @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ .\" .\" $DragonFly: src/share/man/man5/uuids.5,v 1.2 2008/07/28 12:38:36 swildner Exp $ .\" -.Dd July 27, 2008 +.Dd February 8, 2009 .Os .Dt UUIDS 5 .Sh NAME @@ -43,24 +43,24 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION A .Nm -file contains a list of UUIDs and their symbolic names. +file contains a list of UUIDs (universally unique identifiers) and their symbolic names. .Pp Each line in a .Nm file, other than comment lines that begin with a .Sq # , -specifies an UUID and its symbolic name. +specifies a UUID and its symbolic name. The first field is the UUID, the second field is the name, they are separated by tabs or spaces. -An UUID is a 64 bit number formatted this way: +A UUID is a 128 bit number written in hexadecimal and formatted like this: 01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef, -i.e. 16 hexadecimal digits, with -.Sq - +i.e. 16 hexadecimal digits, with dash +.Pq Sq - , after digit no. 8, 12, 16 and 20. -A name is a text string enclosed in -.Sq \&" . +A name is a text string enclosed in double quotes +.Pq Sq \&" . .Sh EXAMPLES -An UUID with name +A UUID with name .Dq test UUID : .Bd -literal -offset indent # test uuids(5) file -- 2.11.4.GIT