LDP
/
man-pages
mirror of https://github.com/mkerrisk/man-pages
0
1
Fork 0
Code Releases Activity

A list of standards in the CONFORMING TO list should be terminated by a period. 

The list of pages in a SEE ALSO list should not be terminated by a period.
This commit is contained in:
Michael Kerrisk 2008-07-15 13:30:35 +00:00
parent db55c5c599
commit ebc2edd17d
1 changed files with 7 additions and 1 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

8
man7/man-pages.7
View File

@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ but isn't in the current version of POSIX.1.)
If the call is not governed by any standards but commonly
exists on other systems, note them.
If the call is Linux-specific, note this.
If this section consists of just a list of standards
(which it commonly does),
terminate the list with a period (\(aq.\(aq).
.TP
.B NOTES
provides miscellaneous notes.
@ -382,9 +386,11 @@ If you are the author of a device driver and want to include
an address for reporting bugs, place this under the BUGS section.
.TP
.B SEE ALSO
lists related man pages, ordered by section number and
provides a comma-seprated list of related man pages,
ordered by section number and
then alphabetically by name, possibly followed by
other related pages or documents.
Do not terminate this with a period.
.SS Font conventions
.PP
For functions, the arguments are always specified using italics,