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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:13:41 -0500
From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
To: Christian Brueffer <chris@unixpages.org>
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 01:56:06 +0100
Christian Brueffer <chris@unixpages.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 08:49:47AM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> > On Sunday, 27 February 2005 at 15:49:07 +0000, Christian Brueffer wrote:
> > > brueffer    2005-02-27 15:49:07 UTC
> > >
> > >   FreeBSD src repository (doc committer)
> > >
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     usr.sbin/powerd      powerd.8
> > >   Log:
> > >   man page -> manual page
> > 
> > I don't think this is correct.  They've always been called "man
> > pages".  Using a different term is confusing and may raise doubts as
> > to what is meant.
> > 
> 
> As Tom pointed out as well, we have been using "manual page" throughout
> our documentation for quite some time now.
> 
> Personally I prefer it over "man page" because it is clearer and "sounds
> better".

And as has been pointed out, we use the term "manual page" a lot
more over "man page."  About 1000 hits more.  :)

Greg ... you still owe me some review.  poke poke :)

-- 
Tom Rhodes