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help2man: Specify the "name" paragraph in the man page.
$ help2man ${executable} --name ${name}
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This command is used to generate a user manual from the --help output of an executable program. Here's how it works:

  • help2man is a program used to create a manual page (man page) from a program's help message.
  • ${executable} is a placeholder for the name or path of the executable program for which you want to generate the manual. You need to replace ${executable} with the actual name or path of the program.
  • --name ${name} is an option to specify the name of the program for which the manual is being generated. ${name} is another placeholder that needs to be replaced with the name of the program.

When you run this command with the appropriate values for ${executable} and ${name}, it will analyze the help output of the specified program and create a man page that documents the usage, options, and other relevant information about the program.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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