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diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index 248f93a48..3e69c5121 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2011-05-10 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> + + * setup2.sgml (setup-env-ov): Make sure everybody knows that the + CYGWIN settings are just an example. + 2011-05-08 Yaakov Selkowitz <yselkowitz@users.sourceforge.net> * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.10): Document clock_settime. diff --git a/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml b/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml index e3127bd20..6a5a5e757 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml @@ -18,17 +18,18 @@ Cygwin processes.</para> <para> The <envar>CYGWIN</envar> variable is used to configure many global settings for the Cygwin runtime system. Initially you can leave -<envar>CYGWIN</envar> unset or set it to <literal>tty</literal> (e.g. -to support job control with ^Z etc...) using a syntax like this in the -DOS shell, before launching bash.</para> +<envar>CYGWIN</envar> unset or set it to a value indicating several +global Cygwin settings, using a syntax like this in the DOS shell, +before launching bash:</para> <screen> -<prompt>C:\></prompt> <userinput>set CYGWIN=tty notitle glob</userinput> +<prompt>C:\></prompt> <userinput>set CYGWIN=notitle glob</userinput> </screen> <para> -For all possible settings of the <envar>CYGWIN</envar> environment variable, -see <xref linkend="using-cygwinenv"></xref>. +This is, of course, just an example. For all possible settings of the +<envar>CYGWIN</envar> environment variable, see +<xref linkend="using-cygwinenv"></xref>. </para> <para> |