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Re: [Groff] new man-page groff-filenames.7 (filename extensions for roff
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Ralph Corderoy |
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Re: [Groff] new man-page groff-filenames.7 (filename extensions for roff files) |
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Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:43:43 +0000 |
Hi Bernd,
I'm not sure there's enough here to justify a new man page. It would
probably end up having to state all the oddities and exceptions.
> These extensions are fixed in all Unix-like operating systems.
I don't think they're are fixed in that many things don't care what
extension is used.
> Each roff file can be optionally compressed.
I don't think groff handles compressed files? If something like man(1)
does and decompresses them before groff see them then it isn't a groff
thing.
> The traditional "<section>" is a digit from 1 to 8.
Covered by man-pages(7).
> There are 2 styles for writing man pages: "man" and "mdoc". These 2
> extensions are used in the source code package of groff.
>
> <name>.man traditional man-page format
> <name>.mdoc additional man-page format
> <name>.mandoc recognizing both man-page formats
That they're used in the source of groff isn't sufficient to document
them?
Cheers, Ralph.