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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2008-07-15 13:30:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2008-07-15 13:30:35 +0000 |
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A list of standards in the CONFORMING TO list should be terminated by a period.
The list of pages in a SEE ALSO list should not be terminated by a period.
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diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7 index 003c8a6012..4a5a17405c 100644 --- a/man7/man-pages.7 +++ b/man7/man-pages.7 @@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ but isn't in the current version of POSIX.1.) If the call is not governed by any standards but commonly exists on other systems, note them. If the call is Linux-specific, note this. + +If this section consists of just a list of standards +(which it commonly does), +terminate the list with a period (\(aq.\(aq). .TP .B NOTES provides miscellaneous notes. @@ -382,9 +386,11 @@ If you are the author of a device driver and want to include an address for reporting bugs, place this under the BUGS section. .TP .B SEE ALSO -lists related man pages, ordered by section number and +provides a comma-seprated list of related man pages, +ordered by section number and then alphabetically by name, possibly followed by other related pages or documents. +Do not terminate this with a period. .SS Font conventions .PP For functions, the arguments are always specified using italics, |