Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 20:49:51 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Francisco Reyes <lists@reyes.somos.net> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to change man pages? Message-ID: <20000924204951.D255@parish> In-Reply-To: <20000924204700.C255@parish>; from marko@freebsd.org on Sun, Sep 24, 2000 at 08:47:00PM %2B0100 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009241337420.2179-100000@zoraida.reyes.somos.net> <20000924204700.C255@parish>
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On Sun, Sep 24, 2000 at 08:47:00PM +0100, Mark Ovens wrote: > [moved to -doc] > > On Sun, Sep 24, 2000 at 01:40:40PM -0400, Francisco Reyes wrote: > > I would like to do some work on a couple of man pages. > > Good man :) > > > From what I read this is not part of the Doc project. > > Oh yes they are > [Follow-up to my own reply] I should qualify that statement by adding that we do not touch the manpages for contributed software (/usr/src/contrib), e.g. the GNU stuff. > > Are man pages submited on send-pr? > > Yes > > > Any tutotials/programs recommended to work on man pages? > > ``man mdoc.samples'' is what I use. > > > I looked at /usr/share/man and found the pages, but after decompressing > > the .gz file I don't know what format the files are on > > mdoc (a macro package for nroff(1)) > > > and if there is an editor for such format. > > > > vi(1), or emacs(1) which has an [nt]roff mode which understands the macros > (and has colour syntax highlighting which may help). > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > 4.4 - The number of the Beastie > ________________________________________________________________ > 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark > mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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