Template:Man

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Documentation

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Renders a command man page inline in a monospaced font with a link to the specified man page provided by man7.org. This is intended to mimic the functionality of Template:C while also providing a reference to man pages where desired.

Parameters

Parameter name	Required?	Default value	Description
Anonymous parameter 1	Yes	(n/a)	Man Page
Anonymous parameter 2	Yes	(n/a)	Section

Usage

See the template's testcases:

Specify man page bash.1
Wiki code	The {{Man|bash|1}} shell
Main version	The bash shell
Sandbox version	The bash shell

Specify man page ifconfig.8
Wiki code	network configuration with the {{Man|ifconfig|8}} command
Main version	network configuration with the ifconfig command
Sandbox version	network configuration with the ifconfig command

Specify man page resizeterm.3x
Wiki code	implemented by the {{Man|resizeterm|3x}} function
Main version	implemented by the resizeterm function
Sandbox version	implemented by the resizeterm function

Note
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Man/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit) and testcases (edit) pages.
Please add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage. (See the subpages of this template.)