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diff --git a/tags/u/undocumented-manual-page.tag b/tags/u/undocumented-manual-page.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fbd498c --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/u/undocumented-manual-page.tag @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Tag: undocumented-manual-page +Severity: warning +Check: documentation/manual +Renamed-From: link-to-undocumented-manpage +Explanation: Symbolic links to the undocumented(7) manual page may be provided + if no manual page is available, but that is deprecated. + . + The lack of a manual page is still a bug, and if at all possible you + should write one yourself. + . + For help with writing manual pages, refer to the + [Man-Page-HOWTO](http://www.schweikhardt.net/man_page_howto.html), the examples created + by <code>dh_make</code>, or the + <code>/usr/share/doc/man-db/examples</code> directory. + If the package provides <code>--help</code> output, you might want to use + the <code>help2man</code> utility to generate a simple manual page. +See-Also: debian-policy 12.1 |