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Date:      Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:22:54 -0500
From:      "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   man page synopsis syntax reference
Message-ID:  <fb6605670701121122p3ca943a9q58c81667b23894f1@mail.gmail.com>

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Hello,

Is there an authoritative reference of what manpage syntax should look like?

ie.

foo [optional arg] <required arg> <required multiple>...

I can't seem to find a reference that explains this syntax.

Thanks,
Mike
-- 
Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca>
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a
touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
--Albert Einstein



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