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- From: epstein@trwacs.fp.trw.com (Jeremy Epstein)
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- Subject: Re: 1003.2 Status, manual page conventions ?
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 15:51:07 -0800
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- Submitted-by: epstein@trwacs.fp.trw.com (Jeremy Epstein)
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- mclemore@edsel.eng.gtefsd.com (Ken McLemore) writes:
- >i'm looking for a POSIX convention for manual pages (Section 1,2,3,4,5,8)
- >and 1003.1 alludes to 1003.2 as possibly supplying the manual page
- >conventions. does 1003.2 address this issue and what is the current status
- >of 1003.2 (eg. draft, being published, etc) ?
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- 1003.2 doesn't have "manual page" conventions per se, although
- commands are described in a form somewhat similar to manual pages.
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- 1003.2 is published, and available from IEEE for US$95 (request
- a copy of IEEE Std 1003.2-1992).
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- Volume-Number: Volume 30, Number 48
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