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LDP(7)							 Miscellaneous Information Manual						    LDP(7)

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       LDP - Intro to the Linux Documentation Project, with help, guides and documents

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       The  Linux  Documentation Project (LDP) provides a variety of free documentation resources including guides, FAQs, HOWTOs, and man-pages to
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       /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/	   (HOWTO files)
       /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/mini/  (mini-HOWTO files)

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       info(1), man(1), xman(1x)

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