Andreas Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jan Schaumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Is the LSB concerned in any way with the format of man-pages? I mean, > > it sure would be nice if they, too, were standardized. man(7) gives > > some helpful hints, but I would think that the format should be > > standardized in the LSB as well. > > I don't think that man-pages should be standarized: > - we can only specify them for LSB applications and not for a complete > system (that would be part of FHS) > - most LSB applications will not come with man pages at all Any program *should* come with a man-page, IMHO. I feel strongly that this ought to be part of the LSB. How often have you had to search for documentation because the man-page was not available or unreadable or badly written? -Jan -- Jan Schaumann http://www.netmeister.org
