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From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Subject: Re: How to write a man page
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On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 11:00:04AM +0200, Ernst de Haan wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> As a maintainer of a few ports, I would like to be able to write man pages
> too. Is there a guide to writing man pages? I'm looking for a description of
> the format, a set of rules and guidelines, etc.
> 
> For now I need this knowledge specifically for writing a man page for the
> `orionctl' script that is installed with the port java/orion, the Orion J2EE
> Application Server.
> 
man 7 mdoc


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