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From: schwarze@mdocml.bsd.lv
To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv
Subject: mdocml: Avoid the confusion that -a might require a section argument; it
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:21:06 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5027362371819818086.enqueue@fantadrom.bsd.lv> (raw)

Log Message:
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Avoid the confusion that -a might require a section argument; it does not.
Triggered by a question from <jmates at ee dot washington at edu>.
OK jmc@.

Modified Files:
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    mdocml:
        man.1

Revision Data
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Index: man.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/cvs/mdocml/mdocml/man.1,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -Lman.1 -Lman.1 -u -p -r1.17 -r1.18
--- man.1
+++ man.1
@@ -69,12 +69,8 @@ machine architecture
 The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Fl a
-Display all of the manual pages for a specified
-.Ar section
-and
-.Ar name
-combination.
-Normally, only the first manual page found is displayed.
+Display all matching manual pages.
+Normally, only the first page found is displayed.
 .It Fl C Ar file
 Use the specified
 .Ar file
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