README

   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    CONTRIBUTING.d/*
  21        Instructions for reporting bugs and contributing.
  22
  23    INSTALL
  24        Instructions for installing and uninstalling.
  25
  26    MAINTAINER_NOTES
  27        Notes for maintainers.
  28
  29    README
  30        Main information about the project and the repository.
  31
  32    RELEASE
  33        Instructions for releasing and distributing new versions.
  34
  35    Changes, Changes.old
  36        Change log.  Includes most relevant changes.  However, it's not
  37        as complete as the git(1) log.
  38
  39    GNUmakefile, share/mk/*
  40        Build system.  For help, consult the <INSTALL> file, and run
  41        'make help'.
  42
  43    lsm
  44        Linux software map.  See also <https://lsm.qqx.org/>.
  45
  46    LICENSES/*.txt
  47        Licenses in use by the project.
  48
  49    etc/*
  50        Configuration files for (linter) programs called by the build
  51        system.
  52
  53    man*/*
  54        Manual pages.
  55
  56    scripts/*
  57        Useful scripts for maintainers.
  58
  59    .tmp/
  60        Default directory for files created by the build system.
  61
  62 Versions
  63    Distribution
  64        <https://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/man-pages/>
  65        <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/share/dist/man-pages/>
  66
  67    Git
  68        <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/>
  69        <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/>
  70
  71    Online man-pages
  72        PDF
  73              <https://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/man-pages/book/>
  74              <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/share/dist/man-pages/>
  75        HTML
  76              <https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/index.html>
  77
  78 History
  79    Tarballs
  80        Tarballs of man-pages-1.* releases are available at:
  81        <https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/ftpdocs/linux-local/manpages.archive/>
  82
  83    Maintainers
  84        Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
  85              2020 - present (5.09 - HEAD)
  86        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> <https://man7.org/>
  87              2004 - 2021    (2.00 - 5.13)
  88        Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl> <https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb>
  89              1995 - 2004    (1.6  - 1.70)
  90        Rik Faith <https://www.cs.unc.edu/~faith/>
  91              1993 - 1995    (1.0  - 1.5)
  92
  93 Caveats
  94        Some projects provide their own manual pages, not related to the
  95        Linux man-pages project.
  96
  97 Bugs
  98        See the <CONTRIBUTING> file.
  99
 100 Copyright
 101        Several free/open source licenses.  See the <LICENSES/>
 102        directory, and the comment at the top of each source file.
 103
 104 See also
 105        man-pages(7)
 106
 107    Website
 108        <https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/index.html>.
 109
 110    Downstream packages
 111        Arch man-pages
 112              <https://archlinux.org/packages/core/any/man-pages/>
 113        Debian manpages
 114              <https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/manpages>
 115        Fedora rpms/man-pages
 116              <https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/man-pages>
 117        Gentoo sys-apps/man-pages
 118              <https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-apps/man-pages>
 119        openSUSE man-pages
 120              <https://software.opensuse.org/package/man-pages>
 121
 122    Related projects
 123        Debian manpages-l10n
 124              <https://manpages-l10n-team.pages.debian.net/manpages-l10n/>
 125        GNU C Library (glibc)
 126              <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/>
 127        GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
 128              <https://gcc.gnu.org/>
 129        GNU roff (groff)
 130              <https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/>
 131        Linux kernel
 132              <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
 133        man-db
 134              <https://man-db.gitlab.io/man-db/>
 135        mandoc
 136              <https://mandoc.bsd.lv/>