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Examples for the tcpdump and dig man pages

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Summary

Julia Evans discusses adding beginner-friendly examples to the tcpdump and dig man pages, detailing the motivation, process, and benefits of improved CLI documentation. The post covers building a Markdown-to-roff converter, collaboration with maintainers, and reflections on the complexity and history of man pages across BSD and Linux.

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