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+For general information about how to contribute, see:
+https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/contributing.html
+
+For information on how to send patches, see:
+https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/patches.html
+
+For a description of the preferred layout of manual pages,
+as well as some style guide notes, see:
+
+    $ man 7 man-pages
+
+For information about reporting bugs, see:
+https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html