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diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md index 3a8270b03..f7f09eb1d 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ This is the curl man page generator. It generates a single nroff man page output from the set of sources files in this directory. -There is one source file for each supported command line option. The format is +There is one source file for each supported command line option. The output +gets `page-header` prepended and `page-footer` appended. The format is described below. ## Option files @@ -27,18 +28,24 @@ Each file has a set of meta-data and a body of text. Requires: (space separated list of features this requires, no dashes) See-also: (space separated list of related options, no dashes) Help: (short text for the --help output for this option) + Example: (example command line, without "curl" and can use `$URL`) --- (end of meta-data) ### Body The body of the description. Only refer to options with their long form option -version, like --verbose. The output generator will replace such with the +version, like `--verbose`. The output generator will replace such with the correct markup that shows both short and long version. -## Header +Text written within `*asterisks*` will get shown using italics. Text within +two `**asterisks**` will get shown using bold. -`page-header` is the nroff formatted file that will be output before the -generated options output for the master man page. +## Header and footer + +`page-header` is the file that will be output before the generated options +output for the master man page. + +`page-footer` is appended after all the individual options. ## Generate |