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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:37:10 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/manpage.example.pod b/docs/manpage.example.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c62de7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manpage.example.pod @@ -0,0 +1,126 @@ +=head1 NAME + +foo, bar - programs to do something + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +A short usage summary. + +B<foo> { B<this>|B<that> } [ B<-flags> ] [ B<-o> I<option> ] I<argument> [ I<more...> ] + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +Long drawn-out discussion of the program. It's a good idea to break this +up into subsections using "=head2" directives, like these: + +=head2 A Sample Subsection + +=head2 Yet Another Sample Subsection + +References to the foo(1) (or other) manual page should be written normally +as here; B<pod2man> will usually guess the correct formatting. Use S<L><> +(e.g. L<foo(SECTION)>) if you need to force this. + +Paragraphs are separated by blank lines. + +=head1 OPTIONS + +Some people make this separate from the description. + +The following style is typically used to document options: + +=over 8 + +=item B<this>|B<that> + +The user MUST specify either B<this> or B<that> to run the program. The { +and } braces mean one of the enclosed is required. The bar (|) separates +exclusive options (i.e. you cannot have both at once). + +=item B<-o> + +Pass the user-supplied I<option> to B<foo> to change its behaviour. The +fact that I<option> is underlined or in italics means that the user replaces +it with a valid value for this option. The [ and ] brackets mean it isn't +required. + +=item I<argument> + +The last I<argument> is required, because it is not in brackets. + +=item I<more> + +means that the user can optionally specify additional arguments at the end. +The ellipses (...) indicate one or more of this parameter is allowed. + +=back + +=head1 RETURN VALUE + +What the program or function returns if successful. + +=head1 ERRORS + +Return codes, either exit status or errno settings. + +=head1 EXAMPLES + +Give some example uses of the program. + +=head1 ENVIRONMENT + +Environment variables this program might care about. + +=head1 FILES + +All files used by the program. Typical usage is like this: + +=over 8 + +=item F</usr/man> + +default man tree + +=item F</usr/man/man*/*.*> + +unformatted (nroff source) man pages + +=back + +=head1 NOTES + +Miscellaneous commentary. + +=head1 CAVEATS + +Things to take special care with, sometimes called WARNINGS. + +=head1 DIAGNOSTICS + +All the possible error messages the program can print out, what they +mean, and how to correct them if applicable. + +=head1 BUGS + +Things that are broken or just don't work quite right. + +=head1 RESTRICTIONS + +Bugs you don't plan to fix. :-) + +=head1 AUTHOR + +Who wrote it (or AUTHORS if multiple). + +This example was constructed by Colin Watson <S<cjwatson@debian.org>> +from a template provided by Tom Christiansen <S<tchrist@jhereg.perl.com>>. + +=head1 HISTORY + +Programs derived from other sources sometimes have this. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +Other man pages to check out, like man(1), man(7), mandb(8), catman(8). + +For this example, see pod2man(1) for more details. |