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> I'm not sure what this has to do with Kerrisk Because the man-pages project that he maintains provides the largest set of third-party manpages (outside the p
by JoshTriplett 7y ago
> I'm not sure what this has to do with Kerrisk
Because the man-pages project that he maintains provides the largest set of third-party manpages (outside the project trees themselves). The majority of manpages live either in the project they document or in the man-pages project.
> I don't know why this has to be met with so much friction.
The point of this thread is that it will often not be met with friction. Examples should be in a combination of the summary and examples sections of the manpages. (Distinct modes of operation belong in the summary, more fine-grained examples go in the examples section.