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authorBenno Schulenberg2011-08-18 22:18:34 +0200
committerKarel Zak2011-08-22 10:39:21 +0200
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docs: uniformize the header and footer lines in man pages
Use dates without the day, use the full month name, put "util-linux" in the lower left corner, and "User Commands" or "System Administration" at the top center. Also improve here and there the one-line program description. Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)column.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
.\"
-.TH COLUMN 1 "Local"
+.TH COLUMN 1 "October 2010" "util-linux" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
column - columnate lists
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ column - columnate lists
.RI [ options ]
.IR file ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The column utility formats its input into multiple columns. Rows
-are filled before columns. Input is taken from file or, by
-default, from the standard input. Empty lines are ignored.
+The
+.B column
+utility formats its input into multiple columns. Rows
+are filled before columns. Input is taken from \fIfile\fR or, by
+default, from standard input. Empty lines are ignored.
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-c, \-\-columns\fP \fIwidth\fP"