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   1 Name
   2        Linux man-pages - manual pages for GNU/Linux
   3
   4 Synopsis
   5        This package contains GNU/Linux manual pages for sections 1
   6        through 8.
   7
   8 Description
   9        The manual pages in this project document primarily the Linux
  10        kernel and the GNU C library, but also consider relevant
  11        differences in other kernels or C libraries.
  12
  13        These pages are most of the section 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 man pages for
  14        GNU/Linux.  A few pages are provided in sections 1 and 8 for
  15        commands that are not documented in other packages, and there are
  16        a few pages in sections 5 and 8 for the timezone utilities.
  17
  18 Files
  19    CONTRIBUTING
  20        Instructions for reporting bugs and contributing.
  21
  22    INSTALL
  23        Instructions for installing and uninstalling.
  24
  25    MAINTAINER_NOTES
  26        Notes for maintainers.
  27
  28    README
  29        Main information about the project and the repository.
  30
  31    RELEASE
  32        Instructions for releasing and distributing new versions.
  33
  34    Changes, Changes.old
  35        Change log.  Includes most relevant changes.  However, it's not
  36        as complete as the git(1) log.
  37
  38    GNUmakefile, share/mk/*
  39        Build system.  For help, consult the <INSTALL> file, and run
  40        'make help'.
  41
  42    lsm
  43        Linux software map.  See also <https://lsm.qqx.org/>.
  44
  45    LICENSES/*.txt
  46        Licenses in use by the project.
  47
  48    etc/*
  49        Configuration files for (linter) programs called by the build
  50        system.
  51
  52    man*/*
  53        Manual pages.
  54
  55    scripts/*
  56        Useful scripts for maintainers.
  57
  58    .tmp/
  59        Default directory for files created by the build system.
  60
  61 Versions
  62    Distribution
  63        <https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/man-pages/>
  64        <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/share/dist/man-pages/>
  65
  66    Git
  67        <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/>
  68        <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/>
  69
  70    Online man-pages
  71        PDF
  72              <https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/man-pages/book/>
  73
  74 History
  75    Tarballs
  76        Tarballs of man-pages-1.* releases are available at:
  77        <https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/ftpdocs/linux-local/manpages.archive/>
  78
  79    Maintainers
  80        Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
  81              2020 - present (5.09 - HEAD)
  82        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> <https://man7.org/>
  83              2004 - 2021    (2.00 - 5.13)
  84        Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl> <https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb>
  85              1995 - 2004    (1.6  - 1.70)
  86        Rik Faith <https://www.cs.unc.edu/~faith/>
  87              1993 - 1995    (1.0  - 1.5)
  88
  89 Caveats
  90        Some projects provide their own manual pages, not related to the
  91        Linux man-pages project.
  92
  93 Bugs
  94        See the <CONTRIBUTING> file.
  95
  96 Copyright
  97        Several free/open source licenses.  See the <LICENSES/>
  98        directory, and the comment at the top of each source file.
  99
 100 See also
 101        man-pages(7)
 102
 103    Website
 104        <https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/index.html>.
 105
 106    Downstream packages
 107        Arch man-pages
 108              <https://archlinux.org/packages/core/any/man-pages/>
 109        Debian manpages
 110              <https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/manpages>
 111        Fedora rpms/man-pages
 112              <https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/man-pages>
 113        Gentoo sys-apps/man-pages
 114              <https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-apps/man-pages>
 115        openSUSE man-pages
 116              <https://software.opensuse.org/package/man-pages>
 117
 118    Related projects
 119        Debian manpages-l10n
 120              <https://manpages-l10n-team.pages.debian.net/manpages-l10n/>
 121        GNU C Library (glibc)
 122              <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/>
 123        GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
 124              <https://gcc.gnu.org/>
 125        GNU roff (groff)
 126              <https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/>
 127        Linux kernel
 128              <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
 129        man-db
 130              <https://man-db.gitlab.io/man-db/>
 131        mandoc
 132              <https://mandoc.bsd.lv/>