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LYNX-DEV Re: lynx.man


From: Foteos Macrides
Subject: LYNX-DEV Re: lynx.man
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:09:47 -0500 (EST)

Lou Montulli <address@hidden> wrote:
>Foteos Macrides wrote:
>
>> Lou,
>>         lynx.man has always had:
>>
>> .TH LYNX l Local
>>
>>         There is discussion on lynx-dev about whether that lower case 'l'
>> is a typo and should be changed to the number '1', or whether that's
>> intentional because some non-standard Unix programs are installed under
>> the 'l' for "local" section of the manual pages.
>>
>>         Which is correct?
>
>They both are. :)  On some systems the "l" (L) is used to install in the
>"local" section, but "L" doesn't exist on some systems, so "1" (one) is the
>correct place.  It wasn't a typo, it was just that our system had a local
>section.
>
>:lou

        Thanks for the explanation.  I'm CCing this to lynx-dev so people
can read it straight from the master's mouth. :)

                                Fote

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