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# curl man page generator
This is the curl man page generator. It generates a single nroff man page
output from the set of sources files in this directory.
There is one source file for each supported command line option. The output
gets `page-header` prepended and `page-footer` appended. The format is
described below.
## Option files
Each command line option is described in a file named `<long name>.d`, where
option name is written without any prefixing dashes. Like the file name for
the -v, --verbose option is named `verbose.d`.
Each file has a set of meta-data and a body of text.
### Meta-data
Short: (single letter, without dash)
Long: (long form name, without dashes)
Arg: (the argument the option takes)
Magic: (description of "magic" options)
Tags: (space separated list)
Protocols: (space separated list for which protocols this option works)
Added: (version number in which this was added)
Mutexed: (space separated list of options this overrides, no dashes)
Requires: (space separated list of features this requires, no dashes)
See-also: (space separated list of related options, no dashes)
Help: (short text for the --help output for this option)
--- (end of meta-data)
### Body
The body of the description. Only refer to options with their long form option
version, like `--verbose`. The output generator will replace such with the
correct markup that shows both short and long version.
Text written within `*asterisks*` will get shown using italics. Text within
two `**asterisks**` will get shown using bold.
## Header and footer
`page-header` is the file that will be output before the generated options
output for the master man page.
`page-footer` is appended after all the individual options.
## Generate
`./gen.pl mainpage`
This command outputs a single huge nroff file, meant to become `curl.1`. The
full curl man page.
`./gen.pl listhelp`
Generates a full `curl --help` output for all known command line options.
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