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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2013-02-24 15:16:29 +0100 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2013-02-24 15:16:29 +0100 |
| commit | 159f0403b454bf677403d99d889eb4a65da26b61 (patch) | |
| tree | 136fa269c61dd985dafad173a7b6f338b8159711 /man7 | |
| parent | c634028ab5768a042196fd71a38088499b21de12 (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-159f0403b454bf677403d99d889eb4a65da26b61.tar.gz | |
man-pages.7: Describe rules for capitalization in .SS headings
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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| -rw-r--r-- | man7/man-pages.7 | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7 index e279014ec5..390986810c 100644 --- a/man7/man-pages.7 +++ b/man7/man-pages.7 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" 2007-05-30 created by mtk, using text from old man.7 plus .\" rewrites and additional text. .\" -.TH MAN-PAGES 7 2013-02-18 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.TH MAN-PAGES 7 2013-02-24 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .SH NAME man-pages \- conventions for writing Linux man pages .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -502,6 +502,11 @@ Starting with release 2.59, .I man-pages follows American spelling conventions; please write all new pages and patches according to these conventions. +.SS Capitalization +In subsection ("SS") headings +capitalize the first word in heading, but otherwise use lower case, +except where English usage (e.g., proper nouns) or programming +language requirements (e.g., identifier names) dictate otherwise. .SS Example programs and shell sessions Manual pages can include example programs demonstrating how to use a system call or library function. |