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* man page checker: enforce stricter options formatEd Santiago2022-07-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Followup to #14906, in which a nonexistent option was found in a man page. The xref script was designed to catch that, but I was too lax in my parsing: the option was documented using wrong syntax, and the script didn't catch it. Solution: do not allow *any* unrecognized cruft in the option description lines. And fix all improperly-written entries to conform to the rule: **--option**=*value(s)* Two asterisks around option, which must have two dashes. One asterisk around value(s). This is going to cause headaches for some people adding new options, but I don't think I can fix that: there are many factors that make an unparseable line. Adding 'hint' code would make the script even more complex than it is. I have to assume that our contributors are smart enough to look at surrounding context and figure out the right way to specify options. Signed-off-by: Ed Santiago <santiago@redhat.com>
* [CI:DOCS] Follow-up to PR 10676Alexander Richter2021-06-23
| | | | | | See [PR 10676](https://github.com/containers/podman/pull/10676). Signed-off-by: Alexander Richter <67486332+Procyhon@users.noreply.github.com>
* [CI:DOCS] UPDATE manpages with MANPAGE_SYNTAXAlexander Richter2021-06-16
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MANPAGE_SYNTAX was edited. The following manpages have been adapted to the MANPAGE_SYNTAX: - podman-container-prune - podman-container-restore The following manpages have had little changes: - podman-attach - podman-auto-update - podman-commit - podman-completion - podman-container-checkpoint - podman-container-cleanup - podman-container-exists Signed-off-by: Alexander Richter <67486332+Procyhon@users.noreply.github.com>
* UPDATE manpages with MANPAGE_SYNTAXAlexander Richter2021-06-12
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The following manpages have been adapted to the MANPAGE_SYNTAX: - podman-completion - podman-container-checkpoint - podman-container-cleanup - podman-container-exists The following manpages have had little changes: - podman-attach - podman-commit - MANPAGE_SYNTAX - Makefile Signed-off-by: Alexander Richter <67486332+Procyhon@users.noreply.github.com>
* UPDATE MANPAGE_SYNTAX (commit,attach,auto-update)Alexander Richter2021-06-06
| | | | | | | Updated version for the MANPAGE_SYNTAX and adaption of the syntax for the manpages of podman-commit, podman-attach, and podman-auto-update. Signed-off-by: Alexander Richter <67486332+Procyhon@users.noreply.github.com>
* Manpage syntax proposalAlexander Richter2021-05-27
I looked at the man pages and found that while they are consistent in their basic concept, many things concerning formatting are not. For example, it is not consistent that options are behind an H4 header. The biggest criticism, however, is how commands and options are handled when referencing them in a text. There is no clear structure between the man pages regarding this. Sometimes backticks are used and sometimes they are written in italic. Also, the formatting regarding the appearance of the commands is not consistent either. I would like to propose a uniform formatting and, if accepted, apply it to all man pages. Uniformity is very important to me and it should be clear to the user when reading several man pages what exactly their content and references are about. Signed-off-by: Alexander Richter <67486332+Procyhon@users.noreply.github.com>