=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/man.7,v retrieving revision 1.121 retrieving revision 1.125 diff -u -p -r1.121 -r1.125 --- mandoc/man.7 2013/12/31 15:17:51 1.121 +++ mandoc/man.7 2014/03/17 06:57:48 1.125 @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ -.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.121 2013/12/31 15:17:51 schwarze Exp $ +.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.125 2014/03/17 06:57:48 schwarze Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" Copyright (c) 2011, 2012, 2013 Ingo Schwarze +.\" Copyright (c) 2010 Joerg Sonnenberger .\" .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above @@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: December 31 2013 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: March 17 2014 $ .Dt MAN 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -97,30 +98,30 @@ file for a utility .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.TH PROGNAME 1 2009-10-10 \&.SH NAME -\efBprogname\efR \e(en a description goes here +\efBprogname\efR \e(en one line about what it does \&.\e\(dq .SH LIBRARY -\&.\e\(dq For sections 2 & 3 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, and 9 only. \&.\e\(dq Not used in OpenBSD. \&.SH SYNOPSIS -\efBprogname\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] arguments... +\efBprogname\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] \efIfile ...\efR \&.SH DESCRIPTION -The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files... +The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files ... \&.\e\(dq .SH IMPLEMENTATION NOTES \&.\e\(dq Not used in OpenBSD. \&.\e\(dq .SH RETURN VALUES -\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, and 9 function return values only. \&.\e\(dq .SH ENVIRONMENT -\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, 7, and 8 only. \&.\e\(dq .SH FILES \&.\e\(dq .SH EXIT STATUS -\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, & 8 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 6, and 8 only. \&.\e\(dq .SH EXAMPLES \&.\e\(dq .SH DIAGNOSTICS -\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 printf/stderr messages only. \&.\e\(dq .SH ERRORS -\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, & 9 only. +\&.\e\(dq For sections 2, 3, 4, and 9 errno settings only. \&.\e\(dq .SH SEE ALSO -\&.\e\(dq .BR foo ( 1 ) +\&.\e\(dq .BR foobar ( 1 ) \&.\e\(dq .SH STANDARDS \&.\e\(dq .SH HISTORY \&.\e\(dq .SH AUTHORS @@ -196,13 +197,19 @@ well-tested invocations. Make sure that examples work properly! .It Em DIAGNOSTICS Documents error conditions. -This is most useful in section 4 manuals. +In section 4 and 9 manuals, these are usually messages +printed by the kernel to the console and to the kernel log. +In section 1, 6, 7, and 8, these are usually messages +printed by userland programs to the standard error output. +.Pp Historically, this section was used in place of .Em EXIT STATUS for manuals in sections 1, 6, and 8; however, this practise is discouraged. .It Em ERRORS -Documents error handling in sections 2, 3, and 9. +Documents +.Xr errno 2 +settings in sections 2, 3, 4, and 9. .It Em SEE ALSO References other manuals with related topics. This section should exist for most manuals. @@ -280,7 +287,7 @@ For the scoping of individual macros, see .Sx MACRO SYNTAX . .Ss \&AT Sets the volume for the footer for compatibility with man pages from -.Tn AT&T UNIX +.At releases. The optional arguments specify which release it is from. .Ss \&B @@ -679,11 +686,6 @@ See also .Ss \&fi End literal mode begun by .Sx \&nf . -.Ss \&ft -Change the current font mode. -See -.Sx Text Decoration -for a listing of available font modes. .Ss \&in Indent relative to the current indentation: .Pp @@ -780,7 +782,6 @@ The syntax is as follows: .It Sx \&UC Ta <=1 Ta current Ta \& .It Sx \&br Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat .It Sx \&fi Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat -.It Sx \&ft Ta 1 Ta current Ta compat .It Sx \&in Ta 1 Ta current Ta compat .It Sx \&na Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat .It Sx \&nf Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat