After Werner Lemberg accepted and committed some updates to the manual

page template contained in groff_mdoc(7), catch up with our own stuff.
In particular, allow ERRORS in section 4 and DIAGNOSTICS in section 9.
ok jmc@

2 files changed, 33 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/man.7 b/man.7
index c7d78719..d048f65c 100644
--- a/man.7
+++ b/man.7
@@ -98,30 +98,30 @@ file for a utility
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 \&.TH PROGNAME 1 2009-10-10
 \&.SH NAME
-\efBprogname\efR \e(en a description goes here
+\efBprogname\efR \e(en one line about what it does
 \&.\e\(dq .SH LIBRARY
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 2 & 3 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, and 9 only.
 \&.\e\(dq Not used in OpenBSD.
 \&.SH SYNOPSIS
-\efBprogname\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] arguments...
+\efBprogname\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] \efIfile ...\efR
 \&.SH DESCRIPTION
-The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files...
+The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files ...
 \&.\e\(dq .SH IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
 \&.\e\(dq Not used in OpenBSD.
 \&.\e\(dq .SH RETURN VALUES
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, and 9 function return values only.
 \&.\e\(dq .SH ENVIRONMENT
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, 7, and 8 only.
 \&.\e\(dq .SH FILES
 \&.\e\(dq .SH EXIT STATUS
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, & 8 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, and 8 only.
 \&.\e\(dq .SH EXAMPLES
 \&.\e\(dq .SH DIAGNOSTICS
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 printf/stderr messages only.
 \&.\e\(dq .SH ERRORS
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, 4, and 9 errno settings only.
 \&.\e\(dq .SH SEE ALSO
-\&.\e\(dq .BR foo ( 1 )
+\&.\e\(dq .BR foobar ( 1 )
 \&.\e\(dq .SH STANDARDS
 \&.\e\(dq .SH HISTORY
 \&.\e\(dq .SH AUTHORS
@@ -197,13 +197,19 @@ well-tested invocations.
 Make sure that examples work properly!
 .It Em DIAGNOSTICS
 Documents error conditions.
-This is most useful in section 4 manuals.
+In section 4 and 9 manuals, these are usually messages
+printed by the kernel to the console and to the kernel log.
+In section 1, 6, 7, and 8, these are usually messages
+printed by userland programs to the standard error output.
+.Pp
 Historically, this section was used in place of
 .Em EXIT STATUS
 for manuals in sections 1, 6, and 8; however, this practise is
 discouraged.
 .It Em ERRORS
-Documents error handling in sections 2, 3, and 9.
+Documents
+.Xr errno 2
+settings in sections 2, 3, 4, and 9.
 .It Em SEE ALSO
 References other manuals with related topics.
 This section should exist for most manuals.
diff --git a/mdoc.7 b/mdoc.7
index c47e520b..5d20e7e2 100644
--- a/mdoc.7
+++ b/mdoc.7
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ file for a utility
 \&.Nm progname
 \&.Nd one line about what it does
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh LIBRARY
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, and 9 only.
 \&.\e\(dq Not used in OpenBSD.
 \&.Sh SYNOPSIS
 \&.Nm progname
@@ -138,17 +138,17 @@ utility processes files ...
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
 \&.\e\(dq Not used in OpenBSD.
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh RETURN VALUES
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, and 9 function return values only.
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh ENVIRONMENT
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, 7, and 8 only.
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh FILES
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh EXIT STATUS
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, & 8 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, and 8 only.
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh EXAMPLES
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 printf/stderr messages only.
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh ERRORS
-\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, 4, and 9 errno settings only.
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh SEE ALSO
 \&.\e\(dq .Xr foobar 1
 \&.\e\(dq .Sh STANDARDS
@@ -358,8 +358,12 @@ Example usages.
 This often contains snippets of well-formed, well-tested invocations.
 Make sure that examples work properly!
 .It Em DIAGNOSTICS
-Documents error conditions.
-This is most useful in section 4 manuals.
+Documents error messages.
+In section 4 and 9 manuals, these are usually messages printed by the
+kernel to the console and to the kernel log.
+In section 1, 6, 7, and 8, these are usually messages printed by
+userland programs to the standard error output.
+.Pp
 Historically, this section was used in place of
 .Em EXIT STATUS
 for manuals in sections 1, 6, and 8; however, this practise is
@@ -369,7 +373,9 @@ See
 .Sx \&Bl
 .Fl diag .
 .It Em ERRORS
-Documents error handling in sections 2, 3, and 9.
+Documents
+.Xr errno 2
+settings in sections 2, 3, 4, and 9.
 .Pp
 See
 .Sx \&Er .