Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:23:45 +0000 From: Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@ntlworld.com> To: Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: help with man page content Message-ID: <20170213232345.GA30403@milliways.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <58A214C5.8040409@gmail.com> References: <58A214C5.8040409@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 03:19:17PM -0500, Ernie Luzar wrote: > Hi List; > > I am creating a man page and I want to include the output from the ifconfig > command. Is there some command I can wrap around all the lines to nullify > the auto wrapping feature? Something like what is done to highlight text. > > thanks Long while since I've written a manpage, but perhaps https://liw.fi/manpages/ has something useful - maybe a new para (.PP) for the command, possibly with an indent like in the example there. Failing that, perhaps start from a pod file with 'C' for inline code, as at https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/pod2man-a-great-way-to-write-unix-man-pages/ And if none of that helps, do what editors (people, not programs) have to sometimes do - reword and reformat it ;) ĸen -- `I shall take my mountains', said Lu-Tze. `The climate will be good for them.' -- Small Gods
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