Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 08:55:33 -0400 From: Jim Brown <jpb@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Working With Manual Pages" Handbook Chapter Preview Message-ID: <20030505125533.GA97216@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> In-Reply-To: <3EB65D03.1070102@centtech.com> References: <20030505044511.GB96309@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> <20030505003849.C225@freebsdmall.com> <3EB65D03.1070102@centtech.com>
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* Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> [2003-05-05 08:46]: > Murray Stokely wrote: > >On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 12:45:11AM -0400, Jim Brown wrote: > > > >>I'd like to present "Working With Manual Pages", available at > >>http://sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net/manpg/book.html > > > > > >Cool, I've wanted something like this for quite some time. > > > >I think the Developer's Handbook, the Doc Project Primer, or a > >separate article would be suitable homes for this content. I think > >I'm leaning towards the Developer's Handbook (which I think should be > >split up soon into two books -- one for kernel architecture and one > >for general FreeBSD development). > > I agree - I've also been wanting this for awhile. One question - should > the "stirbits(1)" really be linked to the freebsd man pages (since it is > after all a fake man page)? Doesn't seem like it to me.. > > Eric > Good point- it might confuse people. I'll try <command> and/or <literal> instead and work this change in sometime today. Nice catch. jpb ===
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