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author | Fernando ApesteguĂa <fernape@FreeBSD.org> | 2023-08-28 06:59:57 +0000 |
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committer | Fernando ApesteguĂa <fernape@FreeBSD.org> | 2023-08-29 10:52:23 +0000 |
commit | 15f84d81a3d7b8c05b5aefc820288329886f3f0a (patch) | |
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parent | 0887638f8d36d207755ba00ac7a083890fe92221 (diff) | |
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[fdp-primer]: Mention textproc/vale in man pages test section
textproc/vale can be used to check syntax for manual pages.
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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/fdp-primer/manual-pages/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/fdp-primer/manual-pages/_index.adoc index 206704c902..4b6d9d77c1 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/fdp-primer/manual-pages/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/fdp-primer/manual-pages/_index.adoc @@ -501,6 +501,18 @@ Use package:textproc/igor[] to proofread the manual page: % igor ./mynewmanpage.8 .... +Another useful tool is package:textproc/vale[]. +It does not support the man:mdoc[7] syntax but the rendered manual page can be +read from standard input: + +[source,shell] +.... +% man ls | vale +.... + +package:textproc/vale[] is highly configurable. +It is advised to read its documentation. + Use man:man[1] to check the final result of your changes: [source,shell] |