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authorFernando ApesteguĂ­a <fernape@FreeBSD.org>2023-08-28 06:59:57 +0000
committerFernando ApesteguĂ­a <fernape@FreeBSD.org>2023-08-29 10:52:23 +0000
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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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@@ -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]