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diff --git a/man1/README b/man1/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..31db496fa --- /dev/null +++ b/man1/README @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +In his wisdom RMS decided that people need no man pages +when they can use GNU's beautiful info system. +Unfortunately, everybody I know greatly prefers man pages. + +Since GNU actively non-maintains man pages, and inserts +text to the effect that you should not be reading them +in each man page that they already have, it seems that +outside maintenance of man pages for the GNU utilities +is required. + +The fileutils-3.16 man pages found here have been derived +from those in fileutils-3.16-man-0.4.tar.gz +(as produced by Ragnar Hojland Espinosa and A. Wik, and +found on ftp://mail1.bet1.puv.fi/incoming/) +by adding information on what POSIX says about these +utilities. This is very useful if you have to write +scripts that should be portable. + +There is also a time.1 man page here, inspired by +kromJx@crosswinds.net. + +Andries |