On Wednesday 28 November 2007 22:03, Matt Graham wrote: > From: Technomage-hawke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > does anyone on the list here happen to know what tool or tools are used > > to generate man pages from sources (even to creating them from scratch if > > need > > > > be)? > > man pages are text documents written using the groff markup language. This > is mostly due to Hysterical Raisins; roff was useful back in the day and > they've continued the tradition. I know that LyX can export to something > like a man page format, and Jade includes docbook2man. It's possible to > write man pages by hand as well, though this is tedious.
you don't know the half of it! I once wrote a Functional Spec that was 200 pages long, in dsr (digital standard runoff). > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Happy Trails! Jerry KE7JVW Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 This email's random fortune: Q: What does it say on the bottom of Coke cans in North Dakota? A: Open other end. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
