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Subject:    Re: AW: umask.1p: Can we add a table for octal and symbolic notation?
From:       "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages () gmail ! com>
Date:       2021-04-17 19:20:11
Message-ID: 5702b8d2-165b-b5eb-c84e-1518a5da94a8 () gmail ! com
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Hello Walter, Utkarsh,

On 4/16/21 5:46 PM, Walter Harms wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> i did no see any answer. 
> 
> How is maintaining the posix-pages organized ? 
Thanks for the ping.

Well, we only have a script to transform the original HTML POSIX manual
pages into actual man pages.  We maintain the script, and apply minor
fixes to the resulting pages when the script fails, but other than that,
the Open Group is responsible for the content; I guess (but I don't know
for sure; Michael will know better) the permission to redistribute the
pages is to redistribute them without changes.

> 
> re,
> wh
> ________________________________________
> Von: Utkarsh Singh <utkarsh190601@gmail.com>
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 24. März 2021 16:24
> An: linux-man@vger.kernel.org; alx.manpages@gmail.com; mtk.manpages@gmail.com
> Betreff: umask.1p: Can we add a table for octal and symbolic notation?
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> Hi,
> 
> The POSIX.1 standard man page for umask is a really well written
> document but lacks some notes for beginners.
> 
> For example comparing umask.1p to <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask>
> I really liked how Wikipedia added table for showing octal digits in umask
> command to their corresponding action.
> 
> Can we do a similar thing for umask.1p or how can I contact The Open
> Group to make changes into their manual?

I don't know how to contact the Open Group.  Michael probably knows.  I
tried some time ago, but their website is a bit complicated for me and I
get lost.

Thanks,

Alex


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Alejandro Colomar
Linux man-pages comaintainer; https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/


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