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authorIngo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>2010-08-06 17:07:11 +0000
committerIngo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>2010-08-06 17:07:11 +0000
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parent5703727c0c5b5917be3a184486e2073f77c71a25 (diff)
downloadmandoc-e4a8dc05c8522fd133de544ffffeba8f86c634ab.tar.gz
merge from OpenBSD:
- HISTORY is interesting even when there are STANDARDS - more precise instructions what to put into AUTHORS - add the version argument to the mdoc(7) .Os macro
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@@ -560,11 +560,9 @@ section should be used instead.
See
.Sx \&St .
.It Em HISTORY
-The history of any manual without a
-.Em STANDARDS
-section should be described in this section.
+A brief history of the subject, including where support first appeared.
.It Em AUTHORS
-Credits to authors, if applicable, should appear in this section.
+Credits to the person or persons who wrote the code and/or documentation.
Authors should generally be noted by both name and email address.
.Pp
See
@@ -2257,7 +2255,7 @@ any
file.
Its syntax is as follows:
.Pp
-.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Os Op Cm system
+.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Os Op Cm system Op Cm version
.Pp
The optional
.Cm system