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authorB. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk>2024-12-23 17:25:17 -0500
committerB. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk>2024-12-23 17:25:17 -0500
commitb857302f4d86e5b6a3bc000248acb015fdf506ea (patch)
tree47d809f4e6dac0c63c6e12610d7dca6e4a0dc2f5
parent98c57fed0d712d641eb3609f428bc6c162051130 (diff)
downloaduxd-b857302f4d86e5b6a3bc000248acb015fdf506ea.tar.gz
tweak man page
-rw-r--r--uxd.19
-rw-r--r--uxd.rst9
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/uxd.1 b/uxd.1
index 0ec55ea..d330cc1 100644
--- a/uxd.1
+++ b/uxd.1
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ Output is written to standard output, which is normally a
terminal. It\(aqs assumed that the terminal supports ANSI\-style color and
UTF\-8. See \fBTERMINAL SUPPORT\fP below. If you want to pipe the output
to a pager, try \fBless \-R\fP\&.
+.sp
+Note: this man page requires your man command to support UTF\-8
+embedded in the page. If it looks mangled, try viewing the source
+(uxd.rst) in a text editor.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
These options can be used on the command line, and/or in the
@@ -339,10 +343,7 @@ understand once you see it a few times.
.SH EXAMPLE
.sp
It\(aqs hard to give a proper example, since man pages don\(aqt support
-color. You\(aqll have to use your imagination. Also, this section of
-the man page requires your man command to support UTF\-8 embedded in
-the man page. If the examples looks mangled, try viewing the source
-(uxd.rst) in a text editor.
+color. You\(aqll have to use your imagination.
.sp
Example copied from the Japanese \fBls\fP(1) man page:
.INDENT 0.0
diff --git a/uxd.rst b/uxd.rst
index a8775e6..15b9919 100644
--- a/uxd.rst
+++ b/uxd.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ terminal. It's assumed that the terminal supports ANSI-style color and
UTF-8. See **TERMINAL SUPPORT** below. If you want to pipe the output
to a pager, try **less -R**.
+Note: this man page requires your man command to support UTF-8
+embedded in the page. If it looks mangled, try viewing the source
+(uxd.rst) in a text editor.
+
OPTIONS
=======
@@ -281,10 +285,7 @@ EXAMPLE
=======
It's hard to give a proper example, since man pages don't support
-color. You'll have to use your imagination. Also, this section of
-the man page requires your man command to support UTF-8 embedded in
-the man page. If the examples looks mangled, try viewing the source
-(uxd.rst) in a text editor.
+color. You'll have to use your imagination.
Example copied from the Japanese **ls**\(1) man page::