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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              <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/share/dist/man-pages/>
  74
  75 History
  76    Tarballs
  77        Tarballs of man-pages-1.* releases are available at:
  78        <https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/ftpdocs/linux-local/manpages.archive/>
  79
  80    Maintainers
  81        Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
  82              2020 - present (5.09 - HEAD)
  83        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> <https://man7.org/>
  84              2004 - 2021    (2.00 - 5.13)
  85        Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl> <https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb>
  86              1995 - 2004    (1.6  - 1.70)
  87        Rik Faith <https://www.cs.unc.edu/~faith/>
  88              1993 - 1995    (1.0  - 1.5)
  89
  90 Caveats
  91        Some projects provide their own manual pages, not related to the
  92        Linux man-pages project.
  93
  94 Bugs
  95        See the <CONTRIBUTING> file.
  96
  97 Copyright
  98        Several free/open source licenses.  See the <LICENSES/>
  99        directory, and the comment at the top of each source file.
 100
 101 See also
 102        man-pages(7)
 103
 104    Website
 105        <https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/index.html>.
 106
 107    Downstream packages
 108        Arch man-pages
 109              <https://archlinux.org/packages/core/any/man-pages/>
 110        Debian manpages
 111              <https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/manpages>
 112        Fedora rpms/man-pages
 113              <https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/man-pages>
 114        Gentoo sys-apps/man-pages
 115              <https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-apps/man-pages>
 116        openSUSE man-pages
 117              <https://software.opensuse.org/package/man-pages>
 118
 119    Related projects
 120        Debian manpages-l10n
 121              <https://manpages-l10n-team.pages.debian.net/manpages-l10n/>
 122        GNU C Library (glibc)
 123              <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/>
 124        GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
 125              <https://gcc.gnu.org/>
 126        GNU roff (groff)
 127              <https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/>
 128        Linux kernel
 129              <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
 130        man-db
 131              <https://man-db.gitlab.io/man-db/>
 132        mandoc
 133              <https://mandoc.bsd.lv/>