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Date:      Mon, 21 Oct 2002 17:28:01 +0300
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
To:        Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man8 intro.8
Message-ID:  <20021021142801.GA17617@labs.gr>
In-Reply-To: <20021021092048.GF40032@submonkey.net>
References:  <200210210127.g9L1RfH4004209@repoman.freebsd.org> <20021021092048.GF40032@submonkey.net>

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On 2002-10-21 10:20, Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 06:27:41PM -0700, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> > keramida    2002/10/20 18:27:41 PDT
> >
> >   Modified files:
> >     share/man/man8       intro.8
> >   Log:
> >   crash(8) is a manual page, not a `section'.
>
> Doesn't this (along with adding_user.8 and perhaps a couple of others) belong
> in section 7 ?

Section 8 is for administrative commands and tools.
Section 7 is for misc other manual ages.

My intuition says that when manpages fit nicely in the "system
manager's duties and tools" section, they should go to section 8,
leaving section 7 for those manpages that do not fit anywhere else.

Giorgos.

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