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On Sat, 26 May 2001 11:00:04 +0200, Ernst de Haan wrote:

>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.


Check manedit in the ports.


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