Changes in freebsd-tips

00e0b7bdb93972590362c5942b489ffed2a2ea20 - Revert "fortune: fix netstat tip"

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:53:47 +0000

Revert "fortune: fix netstat tip"This reverts commit 8e593a1f143203cace2e14bd6629a8ebdf9b47dc. I wastotally wrong, so just revert and get on with it.Sponsored by: Netflix List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

8e593a1f143203cace2e14bd6629a8ebdf9b47dc - fortune: fix netstat tip

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:59:58 +0000

fortune: fix netstat tipnetstati 8 reports in bytes per second (averaged over 8seconds) rather than bits per second because it reports the totalin bits over the 8 seconds...Sponsored by: Netflix List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

42d9ae4945f281d12f3ef96cdbd7356e067f8b18 - freebsd-tips: Add a shell function for laptops

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:40:44 +0000

freebsd-tips: Add a shell function for laptopsMFC after: 3 daysReviewed by: pauamma_gundo.comDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53748 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

697bf0f416e4fe0fdd974b9eacdaed140fe18061 - fortune: Fix typo in dmesgd.nycbug.org example

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:25:07 +0000

fortune: Fix typo in dmesgd.nycbug.org exampleNo functional change, but commit for correctness nonetheless.MFC after: 1 dayDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51293 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

b5a8abe9502e781598dc052698fe7fa5830f59ee - How to show interface traffic in bits per second

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:12:27 +0000

How to show interface traffic in bits per second List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

ea3751fb53b21a1e8daaf157cb90a69996e4fe2d - freebsd-tips: Tweak fortune to find font providing Unicode character

Wed, 15 May 2024 14:26:25 +0000

freebsd-tips: Tweak fortune to find font providing Unicode characterWhile here, remove my name and email address.Reported by: baptSponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

27358245644c2a8bf2b57182e2fcd8cdf18d6b8d - freebsd-tips: Add fortune to find font providing Unicode character

Mon, 13 May 2024 18:38:13 +0000

freebsd-tips: Add fortune to find font providing Unicode characterReviewed by: emasteSponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D45183 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

7edb49a1152eb7c70a0806fabbe7ce3ff0d810a4 - freebsd-tips: freebsd-update fetch, then install

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:25:41 +0000

freebsd-tips: freebsd-update fetch, then installIn end of life (EOL) warning cases: freebsd-update fetch install (thetwo commands, combined) may fetch and patch, but not install.Instead: run the two consecutively. Consistent with installationinformation in /releases/ areas and with acceptedhttps://reviews.freebsd.org/D42722Reviewed by: impPull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/pull/1096 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

2b1c477d88e579585c6b3ba5f6ded70b9a05e3c3 - fortune: update mailing list search url

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:28:11 +0000

fortune: update mailing list search urlMarkmail no longer exists.Reviewed by: markjMFC after: 3 daysDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43209 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

aaff6a85ff1e506e38a8c4f94f1cb1065427e8c3 - fortune: use 115200 in serial example

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:11:46 +0000

fortune: use 115200 in serial exampleCommit 4722ceb7d53e switched the default serial rate to 115200 bps.Follow suit in the freebsd-tips fortune example.Reviewed by: bcrSponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D41495 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

36bb350e374a9f0b62b16c3c32c3bcec2e21ec6e - Update tip for adding a user to wheel:

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:00:49 +0000

Update tip for adding a user to wheel:Use "pw groupmod" instead of hand-editing /etc/groupReviewed by: bcr, gjbApproved by: gjb (mentor) List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

4014365e421991814703249d4748d6dcac6686b6 - mixer: remove volume backwards compat, add % interpretation

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 03:12:56 +0000

mixer: remove volume backwards compat, add % interpretationThe current situation is fairly confusing, where an integer is interpretedas a percent until you slap a decimal on it and magically it becomes anabsolute value.Let's have a flag day in 14.0 and remove this shim entirely. Setting withpercent can still be useful, so allow a trailing '%' to indicate as such.As a side effect, we tighten down the format allowed in the volume a littlebit by ensuring there's no trailing garbage after the value once it'sseparated into left and right components.Reviewed by: christos, hselasky, pauamma_gundo.com (manpages)Relnotes: yesDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D35101 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

e83a53abeb90258206285be517af2f2045caa78b - Chase mixer(8) command-line interface changes

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:13:28 +0000

Chase mixer(8) command-line interface changesFreeBSD 14.0 is going to ship with a new implementation of the mixer(8)command. Unfortunately, in order to support new features like mute, thecommand-line interface of the new implementation is not backwardscompatible.Update all the remaining documentation and scripts in the src treeto use the new syntax.While here, document in usbhidaction.1 that the mute functionality isnow supported.Reviewed by: christos, debdrup, hselaskyApproved by: hselasky (src)Fixes: 903873ce1560 Implement and use new mixer(3) library for FreeBSD.Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34545 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

167897510919a76740eca0d79713abbd088660fe - freebsd-tips: Fix the description of fetch(1) to match the command

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 02:14:25 +0000

freebsd-tips: Fix the description of fetch(1) to match the commandReported by: jrtc27MFC with: ffe6afc4f0121f1909f2fa88694228f771dd3fcb List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

ffe6afc4f0121f1909f2fa88694228f771dd3fcb - freebsd-tips: Use a fetchable URL as example

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 14:00:46 +0000

freebsd-tips: Use a fetchable URL as exampleMFC after: 3 days List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

278e370066734a06f6b35e585568ac34969b1e84 - freebsd-tips: Add fortune on kern.tty_info_kstacks

Fri, 21 May 2021 16:10:26 +0000

freebsd-tips: Add fortune on kern.tty_info_kstacksAdd fortune explaining how to use `sysctl kern.tty_info_kstacks' toalter the output of ^T (tty info).Reviewed by: ceriDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D30388 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

c1a148873d6488f1dac1cfb207a5927cef89888e - sys//conf/, docs: fix links to handbook

Thu, 20 May 2021 08:26:02 +0000

sys/*/conf/*, docs: fix links to handbookWhile here, fix all links to older en_US.ISO8859-1 documentationin the src/ tree.PR: 255026Reported by: Michael Büker Reviewed by: dbaioApproved by: blackend (mentor), re (gjb)MFC after: 10 daysDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D30265 List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

646bae45e102df9fad5a1efa84b4c31f0e26d2cb - fortune/freebsd-tips: Fix markup and wording

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:10:30 +0000

fortune/freebsd-tips: Fix markup and wording'ps' is not a word - rather, it is a utility with its own manual page.As every other utility referenced in the file has it, append therelevant manual section that ps(1) can be found in.While here, also wordsmith a sentence to avoid awkward phrasing, and fixa typo.Pointy hat to: meReported by: danfe, brueffer, maxim List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

c2a39987e6f1dcd07aa03cb598675f1ca4662a1c - fortune/freebsd-tips: Add a few fortunes

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:35:50 +0000

fortune/freebsd-tips: Add a few fortunesThese are fortunes I've used locally, probably for decades, so there'sno reason why they shouldn't be available to everyone. List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips

547817631948f8a34a682ff0eebf88d3e55f1f05 - fortune/freebsd-tips: Remove errant spaces

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:05:05 +0000

fortune/freebsd-tips: Remove errant spacesI noticed these errant spaces while removing a bogus fortune, anddecided I might as well fix them.While here, reflow a line to it within 80 columns List of files: /src/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips