From e4a8dc05c8522fd133de544ffffeba8f86c634ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ingo Schwarze Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 17:07:11 +0000 Subject: 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 --- man.7 | 6 ++---- mdoc.7 | 8 +++----- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/man.7 b/man.7 index 935ea4dc..981b70cd 100644 --- a/man.7 +++ b/man.7 @@ -338,11 +338,9 @@ If not adhering to any standards, the .Em HISTORY section should be used. .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. .It Em CAVEATS Common misuses and misunderstandings should be explained diff --git a/mdoc.7 b/mdoc.7 index 4061c427..3a2dba87 100644 --- a/mdoc.7 +++ b/mdoc.7 @@ -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 -- cgit