cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/powerd powerd.8

Christian Brueffer chris at unixpages.org
Mon Feb 28 00:56:16 GMT 2005


On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 08:49:47AM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> On Sunday, 27 February 2005 at 15:49:07 +0000, Christian Brueffer wrote:
> > brueffer    2005-02-27 15:49:07 UTC
> >
> >   FreeBSD src repository (doc committer)
> >
> >   Modified files:
> >     usr.sbin/powerd      powerd.8
> >   Log:
> >   man page -> manual page
> 
> I don't think this is correct.  They've always been called "man
> pages".  Using a different term is confusing and may raise doubts as
> to what is meant.
> 

As Tom pointed out as well, we have been using "manual page" throughout
our documentation for quite some time now.

Personally I prefer it over "man page" because it is clearer and "sounds
better".

- Christian

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