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 6 Documenting Programs
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 A GNU program should ideally come with full free documentation, adequate
 for both reference and tutorial purposes.  If the package can be
 programmed or extended, the documentation should cover programming or
 extending it, as well as just using it.
 

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* GNU Manuals                 Writing proper manuals.
* Doc Strings and Manuals     Compiling doc strings doesn't make a manual.
* Manual Structure Details    Specific structure conventions.
* License for Manuals         Writing the distribution terms for a manual.
* Manual Credits              Giving credit to documentation contributors.
* Printed Manuals             Mentioning the printed manual.
* NEWS File                   NEWS files supplement manuals.
* Change Logs                 Recording changes.
* Man Pages                   Man pages are secondary.
* Reading other Manuals       How far you can go in learning
                                 from other manuals.
 

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