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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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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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-.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.80 2010/07/26 10:00:03 kristaps Exp $
+.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.81 2010/08/06 17:07:11 schwarze Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
.\"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 26 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 6 2010 $
.Dt MAN 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -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