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+ Bugs - instructions for reporting bugs
+
+Description
+ Report bugs to the mailing list. If you can write a patch, it's
+ very welcome.
+
+ If you're unsure if the bug is in the manual page or in the code
+ being documented (kernel, glibc, ...), it's best to send the
+ report to both at the same time, that is, CC all the mailing
+ lists that may be concerned by the report.
+
+ Some distributions (for example Debian) apply patches to the
+ upstream manual pages. If you suspect the bug is in one of those
+ patches, report it to your distribution maintainer.
+
+ Send logically separate reports. For unrelated pages, or for
+ logically-separate issues in the same page, send separate emails.
+
+ There's also a bugzilla, but we don't use it as much as the
+ mailing list. If you want to track your bug there, feel free to
+ open a bug report, but expect more attention in the mailing list.
+
+See also
+ CONTRIBUTING
+ CONTRIBUTING.d/*
+
+ <https://bugzilla.kernel.org/buglist.cgi?component=man-pages>