From 2c56229d2c53e69690a8c5c4935026c227520372 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 | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'man.7') diff --git a/man.7 b/man.7 index 82bd30a4..738fbc3d 100644 --- a/man.7 +++ b/man.7 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $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 .\" @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.3-56-ge451