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doc: Add manpage as rst file

This allows us to also have the manual as part of the generated html
documentation.

The syntax is also easier to use.

Right now the man page installed on the system is not replaced with the
rst file, this will come in a later step
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patrick96 2018-12-02 19:05:48 +01:00 committed by Patrick Ziegler
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# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
project = 'polybar'
copyright = '2018, Polybar Team'
project = 'Polybar User Manual'
copyright = ''
author = 'Polybar Team'
# The short X.Y version
version = ''
# TODO set this dynamically
version = '3.2.1'
# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
release = ''
release = version
# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
@ -138,11 +139,9 @@ latex_documents = [
# One entry per manual page. List of tuples
# (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
man_pages = [
(master_doc, 'polybar', 'polybar Documentation',
[author], 1)
('man/polybar.1', 'polybar', 'A fast and easy-to-use tool status bar', [], 1)
]
# -- Options for Texinfo output ----------------------------------------------
# Grouping the document tree into Texinfo files. List of tuples

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@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ Welcome to the official polybar documentation.
:maxdepth: 2
:caption: Contents:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Manual Pages:
man/polybar.1
Getting Help
============

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polybar(1)
==========
SYNOPSIS
--------
**polybar** [*OPTIONS*]... *BAR*
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Polybar aims to help users build beautiful and highly customizable status bars for their desktop environment, without the need of having a black belt in shell scripting.
OPTIONS
-------
.. program:: polybar
.. option:: -h, --help
Display help text and exit
.. option:: -v, --version
Display build details and exit
.. option:: -l, --log=LEVEL
| Set the logging verbosity (default: **WARNING**)
| *LEVEL* is one of: error, warning, info, trace
.. option:: -q, --quiet
Be quiet (will override -l)
.. option:: -c, --config=FILE
Specify the path to the configuration file. By default, the configuration file is loaded from:
|
| **$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/polybar/config**
| **$HOME/.config/polybar/config**
.. option:: -r, --reload
Reload the application when the config file has been modified
.. option:: -d, --dump=PARAM
Print the value of the specified parameter *PARAM* in bar section and exit
.. option:: -m, --list-monitors
Print list of available monitors and exit
.. option:: -w, --print-wmname
Print the generated *WM_NAME* and exit
.. option:: -s, --stdout
Output the data to stdout instead of drawing it to the X window
.. option:: -p, --png=FILE
Save png snapshot to *FILE* after running for 3 seconds
AUTHOR
------
| Michael Carlberg <c@rlberg.se>
| Contributors can be listed on GitHub.
REPORTING BUGS
--------------
Report issues on GitHub <https://github.com/jaagr/polybar>
SEE ALSO
--------
| Full documentation at: <https://github.com/jaagr/polybar>
| Project wiki: <https://github.com/jaagr/polybar/wiki>