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Author: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-technologies.net>
Description: Escaping hyphens in manpage.
diff -Naurp dmidecode.orig/man/dmidecode.8 dmidecode/man/dmidecode.8
--- dmidecode.orig/man/dmidecode.8 2012-06-25 23:23:43.849293701 +0200
+++ dmidecode/man/dmidecode.8 2012-06-26 01:12:39.578227162 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dmidecode \- \s-1DMI\s0 table decoder
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B dmidecode
is a tool for dumping a computer's \s-1DMI\s0 (some say \s-1SMBIOS\s0) table
-contents in a human-readable format. This table contains a description of the
+contents in a human\-readable format. This table contains a description of the
system's hardware components, as well as other useful pieces of information
such as serial numbers and \s-1BIOS\s0 revision. Thanks to this table, you can
retrieve this information without having to probe for the actual hardware.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes.
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Intel
Product Name: C440GX+
- Version: 727281-001
+ Version: 727281\-001
Serial Number: INCY92700942
Each record has:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ A type. The \s-1SMBIOS\s0 specification
a computer can be made of. In this example, the type is 2, which
means that the record contains "Base Board Information".
.IP \(bu
-A size. Each record has a 4-byte header (2 for the handle, 1 for the type,
+A size. Each record has a 4\-byte header (2 for the handle, 1 for the type,
1 for the size), the rest is used by the record data. This value doesn't
take text strings into account (these are placed at the end of the record),
so the actual length of the record may be (and is often) greater than the
@@ -57,42 +57,42 @@ and serial number.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.BR "-d" ", " "--dev-mem FILE"
+.BR "\-d" ", " "\-\-dev\-mem FILE"
Read memory from device \fBFILE\fR (default: \fB/dev/mem\fR)
.TP
-.BR "-q" ", " "--quiet"
+.BR "\-q" ", " "\-\-quiet"
Be less verbose. Unknown, inactive and \s-1OEM\s0-specific entries are not
-displayed. Meta-data and handle references are hidden.
+displayed. Meta\-data and handle references are hidden.
.TP
-.BR "-s" ", " "--string KEYWORD"
+.BR "\-s" ", " "\-\-string KEYWORD"
Only display the value of the \s-1DMI\s0 string identified by \fBKEYWORD\fR.
-\fBKEYWORD\fR must be a keyword from the following list: \fBbios-vendor\fR,
-\fBbios-version\fR, \fBbios-release-date\fR,
-\fBsystem-manufacturer\fR, \fBsystem-product-name\fR,
-\fBsystem-version\fR, \fBsystem-serial-number\fR,
-\fBsystem-uuid\fR,
-\fBbaseboard-manufacturer\fR, \fBbaseboard-product-name\fR,
-\fBbaseboard-version\fR, \fBbaseboard-serial-number\fR,
-\fBbaseboard-asset-tag\fR, \fBchassis-manufacturer\fR,
-\fBchassis-type\fR,
-\fBchassis-version\fR, \fBchassis-serial-number\fR,
-\fBchassis-asset-tag\fR, \fBprocessor-family\fR,
-\fBprocessor-manufacturer\fR,
-\fBprocessor-version\fR, \fBprocessor-frequency\fR.
+\fBKEYWORD\fR must be a keyword from the following list: \fBbios\-vendor\fR,
+\fBbios\-version\fR, \fBbios\-release\-date\fR,
+\fBsystem\-manufacturer\fR, \fBsystem\-product\-name\fR,
+\fBsystem\-version\fR, \fBsystem\-serial\-number\fR,
+\fBsystem\-uuid\fR,
+\fBbaseboard\-manufacturer\fR, \fBbaseboard\-product\-name\fR,
+\fBbaseboard\-version\fR, \fBbaseboard\-serial\-number\fR,
+\fBbaseboard\-asset\-tag\fR, \fBchassis\-manufacturer\fR,
+\fBchassis\-type\fR,
+\fBchassis\-version\fR, \fBchassis\-serial\-number\fR,
+\fBchassis\-asset\-tag\fR, \fBprocessor\-family\fR,
+\fBprocessor\-manufacturer\fR,
+\fBprocessor\-version\fR, \fBprocessor\-frequency\fR.
Each keyword corresponds to a given \s-1DMI\s0 type and a given offset
within this entry type.
Not all strings may be meaningful or even defined on all systems. Some
keywords may return more than one result on some systems (e.g.
-\fBprocessor-version\fR on a multi-processor system).
+\fBprocessor\-version\fR on a multi\-processor system).
If \fBKEYWORD\fR is not provided or not valid, a list of all valid
keywords is printed and
.B dmidecode
exits with an error.
This option cannot be used more than once.
.TP
-.BR "-t" ", " "--type TYPE"
+.BR "\-t" ", " "\-\-type TYPE"
Only display the entries of type \fBTYPE\fR. \fBTYPE\fR can be either a
-\s-1DMI\s0 type number, or a comma-separated list of type numbers, or a
+\s-1DMI\s0 type number, or a comma\-separated list of type numbers, or a
keyword from the following list: \fBbios\fR, \fBsystem\fR,
\fBbaseboard\fR, \fBchassis\fR, \fBprocessor\fR, \fBmemory\fR,
\fBcache\fR, \fBconnector\fR, \fBslot\fR. Refer to the DMI TYPES section
@@ -104,28 +104,28 @@ is printed and
.B dmidecode
exits with an error.
.TP
-.BR "-u" ", " "--dump"
+.BR "\-u" ", " "\-\-dump"
Do not decode the entries, dump their contents as hexadecimal instead.
Note that this is still a text output, no binary data will be thrown upon
you. The strings attached to each entry are displayed as both
hexadecimal and \s-1ASCII\s0. This option is mainly useful for debugging.
.TP
-.BR " " " " "--dump-bin FILE"
+.BR " " " " "\-\-dump\-bin FILE"
Do not decode the entries, instead dump the DMI data to a file in binary
-form. The generated file is suitable to pass to \fB--from-dump\fR
+form. The generated file is suitable to pass to \fB\-\-from\-dump\fR
later.
.TP
-.BR " " " " "--from-dump FILE"
+.BR " " " " "\-\-from\-dump FILE"
Read the DMI data from a binary file previously generated using
-\fB--dump-bin\fR.
+\fB\-\-dump\-bin\fR.
.TP
-.BR "-h" ", " "--help"
+.BR "\-h" ", " "\-\-help"
Display usage information and exit
.TP
-.BR "-V" ", " "--version"
+.BR "\-V" ", " "\-\-version"
Display the version and exit
.P
-Options --string, --type and --dump-bin
+Options \-\-string, \-\-type and \-\-dump\-bin
determine the output format and are mutually exclusive.
.P
Please note in case of
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ Type Information
15 System Event Log
16 Physical Memory Array
17 Memory Device
-18 32-bit Memory Error
+18 32\-bit Memory Error
19 Memory Array Mapped Address
20 Memory Device Mapped Address
-21 Built-in Pointing Device
+21 Built\-in Pointing Device
22 Portable Battery
23 System Reset
24 Hardware Security
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ Type Information
27 Cooling Device
28 Temperature Probe
29 Electrical Current Probe
-30 Out-of-band Remote Access
+30 Out\-of\-band Remote Access
31 Boot Integrity Services
32 System Boot
-33 64-bit Memory Error
+33 64\-bit Memory Error
34 Management Device
35 Management Device Component
36 Management Device Threshold Data
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ Type Information
.TE
Additionally, type 126 is used for disabled entries and type 127 is an
-end-of-table marker. Types 128 to 255 are for \s-1OEM\s0-specific data.
+end\-of\-table marker. Types 128 to 255 are for \s-1OEM\s0-specific data.
.B dmidecode
will display these entries by default, but it can only decode them
when the vendors have contributed documentation or code for them.
-Keywords can be used instead of type numbers with \fB--type\fR.
+Keywords can be used instead of type numbers with \fB\-\-type\fR.
Each keyword is equivalent to a list of type numbers:
.TS
@@ -213,22 +213,22 @@ connector 8
slot 9
.TE
-Keywords are matched case-insensitively. The following command lines are equivalent:
+Keywords are matched case\-insensitively. The following command lines are equivalent:
.IP \(bu "\w'\(bu'u+1n"
-dmidecode --type 0 --type 13
+dmidecode \-\-type 0 \-\-type 13
.IP \(bu
-dmidecode --type 0,13
+dmidecode \-\-type 0,13
.IP \(bu
-dmidecode --type bios
+dmidecode \-\-type bios
.IP \(bu
-dmidecode --type BIOS
+dmidecode \-\-type BIOS
.SH BINARY DUMP FILE FORMAT
-The binary dump files generated by --dump-bin and read using --from-dump
+The binary dump files generated by \-\-dump\-bin and read using \-\-from\-dump
are formatted as follows:
.IP \(bu "\w'\(bu'u+1n"
The SMBIOS or DMI entry point is located at offset 0x00.
-It is crafted to hard-code the table address at offset 0x20.
+It is crafted to hard\-code the table address at offset 0x20.
.IP \(bu "\w'\(bu'u+1n"
The DMI table is located at offset 0x20.
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