From 3683f9a71584676240e12bc35cb0b9e47fcea2e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Gould Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 15:14:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Improve clarity of requisite docs Docs should stick to the terms "required" vs. "dependent", where required means the state that has to happen first, and dependent means the state that relies on the required state. --- doc/ref/states/requisites.rst | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ref/states/requisites.rst b/doc/ref/states/requisites.rst index 707f6b4633..b251d2cdc8 100644 --- a/doc/ref/states/requisites.rst +++ b/doc/ref/states/requisites.rst @@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ dependency logic defined above. require ~~~~~~~ -The use of ``require`` demands that the dependent state executes before the -depending state. The state containing the ``require`` requisite is defined as the -depending state. The state specified in the ``require`` statement is defined as the -dependent state. If the dependent state's execution succeeds, the depending state -will then execute. If the dependent state's execution fails, the depending state +The use of ``require`` demands that the required state executes before the +dependent state. The state containing the ``require`` requisite is defined as the +dependent state. The state specified in the ``require`` statement is defined as the +required state. If the required state's execution succeeds, the dependent state +will then execute. If the required state's execution fails, the dependent state will not execute. In the first example above, the file ``/etc/vimrc`` will only execute after the vim package is installed successfully.