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| SUSE Linux Documentation Chapter 50. Help and Documentation / 50.7. Package Documentation | ||||
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If you install a package in your system, a directory
/usr/share/doc/packages/ is created. You can find files from
the package maintainer as well as additional information from SUSE.
Sometimes there are also examples, configuration files, additional scripts,
or other things available. Usually you can find the following files, but
they are not
standard and sometimes not all files are available.
packagename
AUTHORSThe list of the main developers of this package and usually their tasks.
BUGSKnown bugs or malfunctions of this package. Usually also a link to a Bugzilla Web page where you can search all bugs.
CHANGES, ChangeLogSummary of changes from version to version. Usually interesting for developers, because it is very detailed.
COPYING, LICENSELicensing information.
FAQQuestion and answers collected from mailing lists or newsgroups.
INSTALLProcedures for installing this package in your system. Normally you do not need it, because you have the package installed already.
README, README.*General information such as how to use it and what you can do with this package.
TODOThings that are not implemented yet, but probably will be in the future.
MANIFESTList of files with a brief summary.
NEWSDescription of what is new in this version.
