From 47afbdfb2b68e67c8d081dde104295928d3f5b66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 0mp <0mp@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 23:00:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] style.mdoc.5: Suggest preferred formatting for EXAMPLES Add an example of how to format examples in EXAMPLES sections. The suggested format is heavily based on zfs.8. While here, capitalize subsection titles. Reviewed by: bcr Approved by: bcr (doc), Approved by: krion (mentor, implicit), mat (mentor, implicit) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D18681 --- share/man/man5/style.mdoc.5 | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man5/style.mdoc.5 b/share/man/man5/style.mdoc.5 index 89f8ee7377f9..39c2961aefd6 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/style.mdoc.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/style.mdoc.5 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd December 28, 2018 +.Dd December 29, 2018 .Dt STYLE.MDOC 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ file style guide This file specifies the preferred style for manual pages in the .Fx source tree. -.Ss Code examples +.Ss Code Examples .Bl -dash -width "" .It Use literal formatting for examples and literal shell commands, e.g.: @@ -68,7 +68,53 @@ Then run .Dq Nm make Cm install Cm clean . .Ed .El -.Ss Synopsis formatting +.Ss EXAMPLES Section +.Bl -dash -width "" +.It +Format the +.Sx EXAMPLES +section in the following way: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +\&.Bl -tag -width 0n +\&.It Sy Example 1\&: No Doing Something +\&.Pp +The following command does something. +\&.Bd -literal -offset 2n +\&.Li # Ic make -VLEGAL +\&.Ed +\&.It Sy Example 2\&: No Doing Something Different +\&.Pp +The following command does something different. +\&.Bd -literal -offset 2n +\&.Li # Ic bectl list +\&.Ed +\&.Pp +It is good to know this command. +\&.El +\&.El +.Ed +.Pp +which renders as: +.Bd -filled -offset indent +.Bl -tag -width 0n +.It Sy Example 1\&: No Doing Something +.Pp +The following command does something. +.Bd -literal -offset 2n +.Li # Ic make -VLEGAL +.Ed +.It Sy Example 2\&: No Doing Something Different +.Pp +The following command does something different. +.Bd -literal -offset 2n +.Li # Ic bectl list +.Ed +.Pp +It is good to know this command. +.El +.Ed +.El +.Ss Synopsis Formatting .Bl -dash -width "" .It Do not put whitespace between alternative parameters separated with a pipe