Re: [Bug-wget] [PATCH] Add env. variable info to manpage

[Micah Cowan]

The wget manpage is generated automatically from the texinfo-format
manual, so patches to the manual aren't usable.

As is typical for GNU software, the manpage lacks a great deal of
information that is present in the full manual (the infopage, or the one
you find online). The manpage makes a point of stating this.

If you want to add a patch that changes the way the manpage is generated
from the info page, so that the information is included, I imagine that
might be welcomed.

HTH,
-mjc

On 08/01/2012 07:31 AM, mancha wrote:
> Hi. Currently, wget's manpage doesn't detail the
> proxy environment variables which can be set
> (*_proxy).
> 
> That information would be quite useful to have in
> the manpage for those who require quick syntax
> lookup.
> 
> The attached patch, which applies cleanly to
> 1.13.4, adds it (text extracted from wget manual).
> 
> Please consider its inclusion.
> 
> Best,
> mancha
>