changeset 38865:62e02f5ae533

Avoid saying "Unix" in a way that includes GNU.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Mon, 20 Aug 2001 01:19:30 +0000
parents c656fc177008
children 662d4bf4871a
files man/ack.texi man/ediff.texi man/emacs-mime.texi man/help.texi man/idlwave.texi man/macos.texi man/message.texi man/misc.texi man/msdog.texi man/speedbar.texi man/trouble.texi
diffstat 11 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/ack.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/ack.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@
 @item
 @file{locate.el} which interfaces to the @code{locate} command,
 @item
-@file{find-lisp.el}, an emulation of the Unix @code{find} command in
-Emacs Lisp,
+@file{find-lisp.el}, an Emacs Lisp emulation of the @code{find} program,
 @item
 @file{net-utils.el}, and
 @item
@@ -1330,7 +1329,7 @@
 merging two versions of a file.
 
 @item
-Francis J.@: Wright wrote @code{WoMan}, a package for browsing Unix
+Francis J.@: Wright wrote @code{WoMan}, a package for browsing
 manual pages without the @code{man} command.
 
 @item
--- a/man/ediff.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/ediff.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 @comment %**end of header (This is for running Texinfo on a region.)
 
 @ifinfo
-This file documents Ediff, a comprehensive visual interface to Unix diff
+This file documents Ediff, a comprehensive visual interface to diff
 and patch utilities.
 
 Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@
 this variable globally.
 
 @cindex Multi-file patches
-A multi-file patch is a concatenated output of several runs of the Unix
+A multi-file patch is a concatenated output of several runs of the
 @code{diff} command (some versions of @code{diff} let you create a
 multi-file patch in just one run).  Ediff facilitates creation of
 multi-file patches as follows.  If you are in a session group buffer
@@ -1821,8 +1821,8 @@
 @vindex ediff-coding-system-for-read
 This variable specifies the coding system to use when reading the output
 that the programs @code{diff3} and @code{diff} send to Emacs. The default
-is @code{raw-text}, and this should work fine in Unix and in most
-cases under Windows NT/95/98/2000. There are @code{diff} programs
+is @code{raw-text}, and this should work fine on GNU, Unix, and in most
+cases under Windows NT/95/98/2000.  There are @code{diff} programs
 for which the default option doesn't work under Windows. In such cases,
 @code{raw-text-dos} might work. If not, you will have to experiment with
 other coding systems or use GNU diff.
--- a/man/emacs-mime.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/emacs-mime.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -753,12 +753,12 @@
 appropriate for the system.  If @var{force} is non-@code{nil}, the files
 are re-parsed even if they have been parsed already.  If @var{path} is
 omitted, use the value of environment variable @code{MAILCAPS} if it is
-set; otherwise (on Unix) use the path defined in RFC 1524, plus
+set; otherwise (on GNU and Unix) use the path defined in RFC 1524, plus
 @file{/usr/local/etc/mailcap}.
 @end defun
 
 @defun mailcap-parse-mimetypes &optional path force
-Parse all the mimetypes specified in a Unix-style path string @var{path}
+Parse all the mimetypes specified in a path string @var{path}
 and merge them with the values from @code{mailcap-mime-extensions}.
 Components of @var{path} are separated by the @code{path-separator}
 character appropriate for the system.  If @var{path} is omitted, use the
--- a/man/help.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/help.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 terminals --- support for terminal types.
 tex --- support for the @TeX{} formatter.
 tools --- programming tools.
-unix --- front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, Unix features.
+unix --- front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, system features.
 vms --- support code for VMS.
 wp --- word processing.
 @end display
--- a/man/idlwave.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/idlwave.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -1737,7 +1737,6 @@
 @cindex Comint, Emacs package
 @cindex Windows
 @cindex MacOS
-@cindex Unix
 
 The IDLWAVE shell is an Emacs major mode which allows to run the IDL
 program as an inferior process of Emacs.  It can be used to work with
@@ -1746,8 +1745,8 @@
 packages which handles the communication with the IDL program.
 Unfortunately IDL for Windows and MacOS does not allow the interaction
 with Emacs@footnote{Please inform the maintainer if you come up with a way
-to make the IDLWAVE shell work on these systems.} - so the IDLWAVE shell
-only works under Unix.
+to make the IDLWAVE shell work on these systems.}, so the IDLWAVE shell
+only works under GNU and Unix.
 
 @menu
 * Starting the Shell::          How to launch IDL as a subprocess
@@ -2433,7 +2432,6 @@
 @cindex IDL library routine info
 @cindex Windows
 @cindex MacOS
-@cindex Unix
 @cindex IDL variable @code{!DIR}
 @cindex @code{!DIR}, IDL variable
 
@@ -2446,7 +2444,7 @@
 Windows and MacOS, you also need to specify the search path for IDL
 library files in the variable @code{idlwave-library-path}, and the
 location of the IDL directory (the value of the @code{!DIR} system
-variable) in the variable @code{idlwave-system-directory}.  Under UNIX,
+variable) in the variable @code{idlwave-system-directory}.  Under Unix and GNU,
 these values will be automatically inferred from an IDLWAVE
 shell.
 
@@ -2479,11 +2477,11 @@
 @end defopt
 
 @defopt idlwave-library-path
-IDL library path for Windows and MacOS.  Not needed under Unix.
+IDL library path for Windows and MacOS.  Not needed under GNU and Unix.
 @end defopt
 
 @defopt idlwave-system-directory
-The IDL system directory for Windows and MacOS.  Not needed under UNIX.
+The IDL system directory for Windows and MacOS.  Not needed under GNU and Unix.
 @end defopt
 
 @defopt idlwave-special-lib-alist
--- a/man/macos.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/macos.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 (@code{start-process}), and networking (@code{open-network-stream}).
 As a result, packages such as Gnus, GUD, and Comint do not work.
 
-  Since external Unix programs to handle commands such as
+  Since external programs to handle commands such as
 @code{print-buffer} and @code{diff} are not available on the Mac OS,
 they are not supported in the Mac OS version.
 
@@ -170,16 +170,16 @@
 @end example
 
 So when Emacs requests a file name, doing file name completion on
-@file{/} will display all volumes on the system.  As in Unix, @file{..}
-can be used to go up a directory level.
+@file{/} will display all volumes on the system.  You can use @file{..}
+to go up a directory level.
 
   To access files and folders on the desktop, look in the folder
 @file{Desktop Folder} in your boot volume (this folder is usually
 invisible in the Mac @code{Finder}).
 
   Emacs creates the Mac folder @file{:Preferences:Emacs:} in the
-@file{System Folder} and uses it as the temporary directory.  The Unix
-emulation code maps the Unix directory @file{/tmp} to it.  Therefore it
+@file{System Folder} and uses it as the temporary directory.  Emacs
+maps the directory name @file{/tmp/} to that.  Therefore it
 is best to avoid naming a volume @file{tmp}.  If everything works
 correctly, the program should leave no files in it when it exits.  You
 should be able to set the environment variable @code{TMPDIR} to use
@@ -229,6 +229,6 @@
 @findex mac-filename-to-unix
 @findex unix-filename-to-mac
   The function @code{mac-filename-to-unix} takes a Mac file name and
-returns the Unix equivalent.  The function @code{unix-filename-to-mac}
+returns the Posix equivalent.  The function @code{unix-filename-to-mac}
 performs the opposite conversion.  They are useful for constructing
 AppleScript commands to be passed to @code{do-applescript}.
--- a/man/message.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/message.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@
 @vindex message-fcc-handler-function
 A function called to save outgoing articles.  This function will be
 called with the name of the file to store the article in.  The default
-function is @code{message-output} which saves in Unix mailbox format.
+function is @code{message-output} which saves in inbox format.
 
 @item message-courtesy-message
 @vindex message-courtesy-message
--- a/man/misc.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/misc.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
 screenful of output since your last input, it pauses, displaying
 @samp{**MORE**} in the mode-line.  Type @key{SPC} to display the next
 screenful of output.  Type @kbd{?} to see your other options.  The
-interface is similar to the Unix @code{more} program.
+interface is similar to the @code{more} program.
 
 @node Remote Host
 @subsection Remote Host Shell
--- a/man/msdog.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/msdog.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
   Printing commands, such as @code{lpr-buffer} (@pxref{Hardcopy}) and
 @code{ps-print-buffer} (@pxref{PostScript}) can work in MS-DOS and
 MS-Windows by sending the output to one of the printer ports, if a
-Unix-style @code{lpr} program is unavailable.  The same Emacs
+Posix-style @code{lpr} program is unavailable.  The same Emacs
 variables control printing on all systems (@pxref{Hardcopy}), but in
 some cases they have different default values on MS-DOS and
 MS-Windows.
@@ -572,10 +572,10 @@
 @cindex international support @r{(MS-DOS)}
 
   Emacs on MS-DOS supports the same international character sets as it
-does on Unix and other platforms (@pxref{International}), including
+does on GNU, Unix and other platforms (@pxref{International}), including
 coding systems for converting between the different character sets.
-However, due to incompatibilities between MS-DOS/MS-Windows and Unix,
-there are several DOS-specific aspects of this support that users should
+However, due to incompatibilities between MS-DOS/MS-Windows and other systems,
+there are several DOS-specific aspects of this support that you should
 be aware of.  This section describes these aspects.
 
 @table @kbd
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
 @code{cp@var{nnn}} coding system at startup, it is normal for the mode
 line on MS-DOS to begin with @samp{-DD\-}.  @xref{Mode Line}.
 Far-Eastern DOS terminals do not use the @code{cp@var{nnn}} coding
-systems, and thus their initial mode line looks like on Unix.
+systems, and thus their initial mode line looks like the Emacs default.
 
   Since the codepage number also indicates which script you are using,
 Emacs automatically runs @code{set-language-environment} to select the
@@ -741,11 +741,11 @@
 
   Spell checking also works, by means of special support for synchronous
 invocation of the @code{ispell} program.  This is slower than the
-asynchronous invocation on Unix.
+asynchronous invocation on other platforms
 
   Instead of the Shell mode, which doesn't work on MS-DOS, you can use
 the @kbd{M-x eshell} command.  This invokes the Eshell package that
-implements a Unix-like shell entirely in Emacs Lisp.
+implements a Posix-like shell entirely in Emacs Lisp.
 
   By contrast, Emacs compiled as native Windows application
 @strong{does} support asynchronous subprocesses.  @xref{Windows
--- a/man/speedbar.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/speedbar.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c
-@c $Id: speedbar.texi,v 1.6 2000/12/05 23:06:42 fx Exp $
+@c $Id: speedbar.texi,v 1.7 2001/02/17 17:02:12 rms Exp $
 @c
 
 @c This file is part of GNU Emacs
@@ -515,9 +515,9 @@
 @section Hidden Files
 @cindex hidden files
 
-On Unix, a hidden file is a file whose name starts with a period.  They
-are hidden from a regular directory listing because the user is not
-generally interested in them.
+On GNU and Unix systems, a hidden file is a file whose name starts
+with a period.  They are hidden from a regular directory listing
+because the user is not generally interested in them.
 
 In speedbar, a hidden file is a file which isn't very interesting and
 might prove distracting to the user.  Any uninteresting files are
--- a/man/trouble.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:14:55 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/trouble.texi	Mon Aug 20 01:19:30 2001 +0000
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
 @item
 If non-ASCII text or internationalization is relevant, the locale that
 was current when you started Emacs.  On GNU/Linux and Unix systems, or
-if you use a Unix-style shell such as Bash, you can use this shell
+if you use a Posix-style shell such as Bash, you can use this shell
 command to view the relevant values:
 
 @smallexample