git: 2e8d36b57b - main - improve help page
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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 14:57:39 UTC
The branch main has been updated by wosch:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=2e8d36b57be497588a5b91f0be575adf36b1de0c
commit 2e8d36b57be497588a5b91f0be575adf36b1de0c
Author: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2024-03-31 14:57:32 +0000
Commit: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2024-03-31 14:57:32 +0000
improve help page
---
website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi | 15 +++++++--------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi b/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi
index 5ca2555b0d..890afd8afa 100755
--- a/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi
+++ b/website/content/en/cgi/man.cgi
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ Copyright (c) 1993-1995 Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
</pre>
<p/>
-Copyright (c) for man pages by OS vendors.
+Copyright (c) for manual pages by OS vendors:
<p/>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Berkeley_Software_Distribution">2.11 BSD</a>,
<a href="https://www.apple.com">Apple</a>,
@@ -2136,19 +2136,18 @@ Copyright (c) for man pages by OS vendors.
<a href="https://www.x.org">X11R6</a>
<h2>FAQ</h2>
+
<ul>
<li>Get the <a href="$BASE/source">source</a> of the man.cgi script</li>
<li>Troff macros works only if defined in FreeBSD/groff. OS specific
macros like `appeared in NetBSD version 1.2' are not supported.</li>
-<li>Some OSs provide only formatted manual pages (catpages), e.g., NetBSD
-and OpenBSD. In this case it is not possible to create Postscript
+<li>Some OSs provide only formatted manual pages (catpages), e.g.,
+older NetBSD and OpenBSD releases. In this case it is not possible to create Postscript
and troff output.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/share/misc/bsd-family-tree">
Unix family tree, BSD part</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://ports.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi">
-FreeBSD Ports Changes</a> script.</li>
-<li>Copyright (c) and download for man pages by
-OS vendors</li>
+FreeBSD Ports Search</a> script.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Shortcuts for FreeBSD manual pages</h2>
@@ -2171,8 +2170,8 @@ OS vendors</li>
Releases and Releases Aliases are information how
to make a link to this script to the right OS version.
<p />
-You may download the manpages as gzip'd tar archive
-for private use. A tarball is usually 5MB big.
+You may download the manual pages as gzip'd tar archive for private or educational purposes.
+A tarball is normally 5-25 MB in size.
<p />
<ul>
@list