Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 09:28:07 +0200 From: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: FreeBSD Questions mailing list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to write a man page Message-ID: <20010528092807.A958@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> In-Reply-To: <20010526143933.F50715@sunbay.com>; from ru@FreeBSD.ORG on Sat, May 26, 2001 at 02:39:33PM %2B0300 References: <20010526110004.A1566@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> <20010526143933.F50715@sunbay.com>
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Ruslan, Thank you very much. I actually finished my first man page in less than 10 minutes after finding the mdoc and mdoc.samples man pages :) -- Ernst Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > 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 > > > Cheers, > -- > Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, > ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, > ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, > +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine > > http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve > http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Ernst de Haan Java Architect Jollem Information Technology "Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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