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Re: [Nmh-workers] .BR and .IR for program names in man pages
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David Levine |
Subject: |
Re: [Nmh-workers] .BR and .IR for program names in man pages |
Date: |
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:44:13 -0500 |
Larry wrote:
> My (limited) understanding is that the 'correct' approach is to
> always use .BR in such cases; or, to put it another way, names of
> programs should be bold, and options should be italic.
>From the "Program Names" section of docs/README.manpages:
In running text, nmh program names should be set in bold,
unless you are explicitly referring to the command's
documentation, in which case use manpage cross-reference
style.
.B comp
.BR comp ,
.IR comp (1).
David