iconv manpage is wrong
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libc (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: libc6
I am using Ubuntu 6.10 64 bit.
libc6 version: 2.4-1ubuntu12
This is what I get when I type "man iconv":
TH ICONV 1 "etch" "20/Jun/2004" "Debian GNU/Linux" iconv ‐
Convert encoding of given files from one encoding to another
iconv −f encoding −t encoding inputfile The iconv program
converts the encoding of characters in inputfile from one coded
character set to another. The result is written to standard
output unless otherwise specified by the −−output option.
−−from−code, −f encoding Convert characters from encoding.
−−to−code, −t encoding Convert characters to encoding. −−list,
−l List known coded character sets. −c Omit invalid characters
from output. −−output, −o file Specify output file (instead of
stdout). −−silent, −s Supress warnings. −−verbose Print
progress information. −−help, −? Give help list. −−usage Give
a short usage message. −−version, −V Print program version.
iconv was written by Ulrich Drepper as part of the GNU C Library.
This man page was written by Joel Klecker <email address hidden>, for
the Debian GNU/Linux system.
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The problem is on line 104 of /usr/share/ man/man1/ iconv.1. gz; it reads
TH ICONV 1 "etch" "20/Jun/2004" "Debian GNU/Linux"
but should read
.TH ICONV 1 "etch" "20/Jun/2004" "Debian GNU/Linux"
Workarounds are to run 'iconv --help' which gives all the information in the manpage, or to run 'yelp man:iconv'; yelp seems to recover from the incorrect header line more gracefully.