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Subject:    [ovs-discuss] How to read filename.man pages in OVS code
From:       glamb () nicira ! com (George Lamb)
Date:       2011-07-22 12:06:59
Message-ID: 70DF1233-A9ED-4B33-AE0B-3143E4DF389C () nicira ! com
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.man files can be processed using nroff, try:

[glamb] lib> nroff -man daemon.man | more


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George W. Lamb
Nicira Networks, Inc.
Federal Systems Engineering
mobile: (703) 629-6389


On Jul 22, 2011, at 3:07 AM, Justin Pettit wrote:

> I assume you mean files like "lib/daemon-syn.man".  These are snippets of man pages \
> that are included in other "real" man pages.  For example, that daemon-syn one is \
> included the ovsdb-client and ovsdb-server man pages.  This allows common snippets \
> to be written in one location and used elsewhere.  You shouldn't need to look at \
> them directly, as the man pages for things that need them will already include \
> them. 
> --Justin
> 
> 
> On Jul 21, 2011, at 11:43 PM, Ramana Reddy wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Is there any format/text editor/parser to read .man pages in the OVS code.
> > When I open with vim editor, its looking very odd and difficult to read.
> > 
> > What exactly this .man pages. Are these manuals regarding the code in that \
> > folder. 
> > Thanks, 
> > Ramana Reddy.
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