From: Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 02:30:05 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: [Bug 659] Move large "detail" description to "prog-man-descrip"
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[Bug 659] Move large "detail" description to "prog-man-descrip"

bk: 44cac82dEN0TSq2eoHzfdQQnnN4dTw
---

diff --git a/ntpq/ntpq-opts.def b/ntpq/ntpq-opts.def
index a18338783e..9c9b715626 100644
--- a/ntpq/ntpq-opts.def
+++ b/ntpq/ntpq-opts.def
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ flag = {
 };
 
 detail = <<-  _END_DETAIL
+	The
+	[= prog-name =]
+	utility program is used to query NTP servers which
+	implement the standard NTP mode 6 control message formats defined
+	in Appendix B of the NTPv3 specification RFC1305, requesting
+	information about current state and/or changes in that state.
+	The same formats are used in NTPv4, although some of the
+	variables have changed and new ones added.
+	_END_DETAIL;
+
+prog-man-descrip = <<-  _END_PROG_MAN_DESCRIP
 	The
 	[= prog-name =]
 	utility program is used to query NTP servers which
@@ -329,4 +340,4 @@ detail = <<-  _END_DETAIL
 	a timeout will be twice the timeout value set.
 	@end table
 
-	_END_DETAIL;
+	_END_PROG_MAN_DESCRIP;
diff --git a/sntp/sntp-opts.def b/sntp/sntp-opts.def
index ef2e341bd6..3f4fe9ba66 100644
--- a/sntp/sntp-opts.def
+++ b/sntp/sntp-opts.def
@@ -117,10 +117,21 @@ detail = <<-  _END_DETAIL
 .I sntp
 can be used as a SNTP client to query a NTP or SNTP server and either display
 the time or set the local system's time (given suitable privilege).  It can be
-run as an interactive command, in a
+run as an interactive command or in a
 .I cron
-job or as a daemon.  It can be run as a daemon to provide a SNTP server for
-other clients.  NTP is the Network Time Protocol (RFC 1305) and SNTP is the
+job.
+NTP is the Network Time Protocol (RFC 1305) and SNTP is the
+Simple Network Time Protocol (RFC 2030, which supersedes RFC 1769).
+	_END_DETAIL;
+
+prog-man-descrip = <<-  _END_PROG_MAN_DESCRIP
+.I sntp
+can be used as a SNTP client to query a NTP or SNTP server and either display
+the time or set the local system's time (given suitable privilege).  It can be
+run as an interactive command or in a
+.I cron
+job.
+NTP is the Network Time Protocol (RFC 1305) and SNTP is the
 Simple Network Time Protocol (RFC 2030, which supersedes RFC 1769).
 .SS Options
 .PP
@@ -366,4 +377,4 @@ option to a larger value may help.  Or it may not.
 .I sntp
 was developed by N.M. Maclaren of the University of Cambridge Computing
 Service.
-	_END_DETAIL;
+	_END_PROG_MAN_DESCRIP;