chef / chef/chef-web-docs

yum_repository resource lacks information on the format of time values

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Aspect: Documentation Component: Chef Infra Client Topic: Resources
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Description

We don't entirely explain what the expected format is. You're left to decode our regex to figure out what it should have been.

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Research direction

Locate the yum_repository resource documentation and inspect the regex that currently defines the accepted time values. Clarify the expected time format in the relevant documentation, then verify that the resource page no longer requires readers to decode the regex.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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