"Working With Manual Pages" Handbook Chapter Preview

[Jim Brown]

* Eric Anderson <anderson at 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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