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Re: Error in online instructions

I'm new to darwin build and just ran through the installation steps.  In doing so I encountered something a wee confusing.

At

http://opendarwin.org/projects/darwinbuild/doc/tools/index.html#install

the line
hdiutil create -size 4g -type UDIF -fs HFSX -volname Builds \
        -uid 0 -gid 0 -attach Builds.dmg

includes a \ after '-volname Builds'.

If this line is typed in to the shell, hdiutil throws an error stating only one volume name can be specified.

Removing the \ causes all to work well.

This may not be the right place to report this, so my apologies in advance if it isn't. :)

Will

It's not a bug, nor is it a feature. The backslash is a common documentation trick when a line is too long and needs a visual break; It indicates "type all this in."

Cheers,
Scott
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