containers/podman

Keeping consistency for man pages

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#26,428 opened on Jun 14, 2025

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Description

Feature request description

Check man page PR's for consistency as defined here.

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Create a bot to check these and inform the writer of the PR.

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Research direction
Read the MANPAGE SYNTAX.md and examine existing man pages to identify inconsistency patterns, then write a script to check new PRs.
Tech stack
go
Domain
documentationdevops
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Git
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75