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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:40:15 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:40:15 +0000 |
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@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@ +Name + Linux man-pages - manual pages for GNU/Linux + +Synopsis + This package contains GNU/Linux manual pages for sections 1 + through 8. + +Description + The manual pages in this project document primarily the Linux + kernel and the GNU C library, but also consider relevant + differences in other kernels or C libraries. + + These pages are most of the section 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 man pages for + GNU/Linux. A few pages are provided in sections 1 and 8 for + commands that are not documented in other packages, and there are + a few pages in sections 5 and 8 for the timezone utilities. + +Files + CONTRIBUTING + Instructions for reporting bugs and contributing. + + INSTALL + Instructions for installing and uninstalling. + + MAINTAINER_NOTES + Notes for maintainers. + + README + Main information about the project and the repository. + + RELEASE + Instructions for releasing and distributing new versions. + + Changes, Changes.old + Change log. Includes most relevant changes. However, it's not + as complete as the git(1) log. + + Makefile, share/mk/* + Build system. For help, consult the <INSTALL> file, and run + 'make help'. + + lsm + Linux software map. See also <https://lsm.qqx.org/>. + + .mailmap + See gitmailmap(5). + + LICENSES/*.txt + Licenses in use by the project. + + etc/* + Configuration files for (linter) programs called by the build + system. + + man*/* + Manual pages. + + scripts/* + Useful scripts for maintainers. + + .tmp/ + Default directory for files created by the build system. + +Versions + Tarballs + <https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/man-pages/> + + Git + <git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git> + <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/> + + A secondary git(1) repository can be found at: + <git://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git> + <http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/> + + Online man-pages + PDF + <https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/man-pages/book/> + +History + Tarballs + Tarballs of man-pages-1.* releases are available at: + <https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/ftpdocs/linux-local/manpages.archive/> + + Maintainers + Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> <http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/> + 2020 - present (5.09 - HEAD) + Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> <https://man7.org/> + 2004 - 2021 (2.00 - 5.13) + Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl> <https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb> + 1995 - 2004 (1.6 - 1.70) + Rik Faith <https://www.cs.unc.edu/~faith/> + 1993 - 1995 (1.0 - 1.5) + +Caveats + Some projects provide their own manual pages, not related to the + Linux man-pages project. + +Bugs + See the <CONTRIBUTING> file. + +Copyright + Several free/open source licenses. See the <LICENSES/> + directory, and the comment at the top of each source file. + +See also + man-pages(7) + + Website + <http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/index.html>. + + Downstream packages + Arch man-pages + <https://archlinux.org/packages/core/any/man-pages/> + Debian manpages + <https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/manpages> + Fedora rpms/man-pages + <https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/man-pages> + Gentoo sys-apps/man-pages + <https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-apps/man-pages> + openSUSE man-pages + <https://software.opensuse.org/package/man-pages> + + Related projects + Debian manpages-l10n + <https://manpages-l10n-team.pages.debian.net/manpages-l10n/> + GNU C Library (glibc) + <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/> + GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) + <https://gcc.gnu.org/> + GNU roff (groff) + <https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/> + Linux kernel + <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ + man-db + <https://man-db.gitlab.io/man-db/> + mandoc + <https://mandoc.bsd.lv/> |