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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2017-08-19 10:56:06 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2017-08-19 13:47:27 +0200 |
| commit | 9c40f2b9ba935b423a6c31ec4c252c3afdee696c (patch) | |
| tree | 34b69daa340b0902f39c0bbbeeee84e53efecdbb /man7/man-pages.7 | |
| parent | 010c75a2bbe2768e27998d476da04f0b23084234 (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-9c40f2b9ba935b423a6c31ec4c252c3afdee696c.tar.gz | |
random.4, gai.conf.5, slabinfo.5, cgroup_namespaces.7, feature_test_macros.7, keyrings.7, locale.7, man-pages.7, sock_diag.7: ffix
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7 index e4a7ede73c..dbc8f55d9b 100644 --- a/man7/man-pages.7 +++ b/man7/man-pages.7 @@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ Most manual pages should include at least the sections. Arrange a new manual page so that sections are placed in the order shown in the list. -.in +0.5i +.PP +.in +4n .nf - \fBNAME\fP \fBSYNOPSIS\fP CONFIGURATION [Normally only in Section 4] @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ EXAMPLE .\" AUTHORS sections are discouraged .\" AUTHORS [Discouraged] \fBSEE ALSO\fP -.EE +.fi .in .PP .IR "Where a traditional heading would apply" ", " "please use it" ; @@ -519,11 +519,11 @@ For example, in the man page, references to the subject of the page would be written as: .BR fcntl (). The preferred way to write this in the source file is: -.nf - +.PP +.EX .BR fcntl () - -.fi +.EE +.PP (Using this format, rather than the use of "\\fB...\\fP()" makes it easier to write tools that parse man page source files.) .\" @@ -588,11 +588,11 @@ formatted in Roman (normal) font, without any separating spaces (e.g., .BR intro (2)). The preferred way to write this in the source file is: -.nf - +.PP +.EX .BR intro (2) - -.fi +.EE +.PP (Including the section number in cross references lets tools like .BR man2html (1) create properly hyperlinked pages.) @@ -628,7 +628,9 @@ except where English usage (e.g., proper nouns) or programming language requirements (e.g., identifier names) dictate otherwise. For example: .PP +.EX .SS Unicode under Linux +.EE .\" .SS Indentation of structure definitions, shell session logs, and so on When structure definitions, shell session logs, and so on are included |