Re: [Groff] man pages for macro packages

[Colin Watson]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 12:48:09PM +0000, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Hi Bernd,
> > So far, there is no direct clash, but the user will have a hard time
> > to fiddle out what man-pages she should read - there are so many with
> > prefix groff_*.
> 
> When learning a new package with many man pages, e.g. netpbm, I start
> with the first obvious man page and use the SEE ALSO section at the end
> to guide me onto related subjects.
> 
> groff(1) does mention groff_me(7), groff_ms(7), etc.  But it isn't a
> complete list.  Perhaps it needs updating?

roff(7), on the other hand, refers to several more. My current
README.Debian suggests people start there when they're looking for
documentation. Perhaps something like this could go into the main
README.

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Colin Watson                                  address@hidden