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From: clc@b1.hkstar.com (Chu Chiu Leung)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Man Page Format
Date: 31 Jul 1996 10:03:49 GMT
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Dear NetBSDer,

Would you think that the manpages be better preserved as '-man'
format over the existing 'catman' format?

if it's in '-man' format, good manpage browsers such as 'tkman' 
may allow the whole manuals be in context sensitive manner.


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