Should I use mdoc for user programs?

[Polytropon]

On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:02:49 +0200, Sijmen J. Mulder wrote:
> Is it considered bad form to use mdoc, rather than some other man 
> format, for documenting non-system programs?

No, many programs from the ports collection provide a manpage
in the standard format (for example "man opera" which is far
from being a system program).



> I noticed that the required .Os macro (man 7 mdoc) outputs "FreeBSD 
> General Commands Manual" which does not seem appropriate.

If I remember correctly, you can easily redefine them:

.Dd <date>
.Ot <name> <section> "<title of manual page>"
.Os <OS>

This will generate the following layout:

<name>(<section>)        <title of manual page>        <name>(<section>)

... your manual page text here ...

<OS>                             <date>                             <OS>

If you simply use .Os, the page title will be derived from the
2nd parameter to .Dt, i. e., the section number.



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