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+/lc
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@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ The original source file is `COHERENT/romana/relic/d/bin/lc.c` in the archive.
 
 ## Manual
 
-The original manual page:
+The original manual page, lightly edited and converted to use modern `-man` macros, is in the file `doc/lc.1`.
+On a modern Linux system, it may be viewed with `man ./docs/lc.1`. The original, unaltered manual page source is in `doc/lc.orig.troff`.
+
+A scanned manual page may be viewed below:
+
 ![lc manual page](./lc_manual.png)
 
 ## Differences from original
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+# Man pages for `lc(1)`
+
+The files in this directory contain the man page sources for [lc](https://github.com/gdm85/lc).
+
+* `lc.orig.troff` contains the troff source file for the man page, with no changes from the original.
+* `lc.1` contains a refreshed version of the same man page, modernised to use `-mman` macros and lightly edited for clarity and concision. `man ./doc/lc.1` will render this on a modern Linux system.
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+.TH LC 1 "January 2025" "Coherent UNIX" "User Commands"
+.SH NAME
+lc - list directory contents in columnar format
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B lc
+[\fB-1abcdfp\fR] [\fIDIRECTORY\fR]...
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B lc
+lists the contents of the specified
+.IR DIRECTORY ,
+or the current directory if none is provided. It categorizes files by type (e.g. regular files, directories) and displays them in columns for readability.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.BR -1
+List one file per line, instead of in columns.
+.TP
+.B -a
+List all files, including hidden entries `.' and `..'.
+.TP
+.B -b
+List block-special files only.
+.TP
+.B -c
+List character-special files only.
+.TP
+.B -d
+List directories only.
+.TP
+.B -f
+List regular files only.
+.TP
+.B -l
+List symbolic links only.
+.TP
+.B -p
+List pipe (FIFO) files only.
+
+.SH USAGE
+Options can be combined for customized output. For example, to display all files, one per line:
+.PP
+.RS
+.EX
+lc \-a1
+.EE
+.RE
+
+.PP
+If no directory is specified,
+.B lc
+defaults to the current working directory.
+
+.SH EXAMPLES
+The following command lists all regular files in the current directory:
+.PP
+.RS
+.EX
+lc -f
+.EE
+.RE
+
+To copy all regular files to a directory called
+.B mydir
+you can use:
+.PP
+.RS
+.EX
+cp `lc -f` mydir
+.EE
+.RE
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR ls (1)
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+.TH lc "" "" Command
+.PC "List directory's contents in columnar format"
+\fBlc [ \-1abcdfp ] [ \fIdirectory ...\fB]\fR
+.PP
+.HS
+.SH Options:
+.IC "\fB\-1\fR (one, not el)"
+List files one per line instead of in columns
+.IC \fB\-a\fR
+List all files in directory (including `.' and `..')
+.IC \fB\-b\fR
+List block-special files only
+.IC \fB\-c\fR
+List character-special files only
+.IC \fB\-d\fR
+List directories only
+.IC \fB\-f\fR
+List regular files only
+.IC \fB\-p\fR
+List pipe files only
+.Pp
+Options can be combined.
+If no \fIdirectory\fR is specified, the current directory is used.
+.HE
+.B lc
+lists the names of the files in each
+.IR directory ,
+or the current directory if no
+.I directory
+is named.
+The files are categorized by type (files, directories, and so on)
+and listed in columns within each category.
+.PP
+The following options modify the output.
+.RS
+.IP \fB\-1\fP 0.3i
+List only one file name per line (do not print in columns).
+Please note that this is the numeral one, not a lower-case el.
+.IP \fB\-a\fP
+List all file names, including `.' and `..'.
+.IP \fB\-b\fP
+List block-special files only.
+.IP \fB\-c\fP
+List character-special files only.
+.IP \fB\-d\fP
+List directories only.
+.IP \fB\-f\fP
+List regular files only.
+.IP \fB-p\fP
+List pipe files only.
+.SH "See Also"
+.Xr "commands," commands
+.Xr "ls" ls
+.SH Notes
+.B "lc -lf"
+is useful for producing a list of regular files.
+For example
+.DM
+  cp \(galc -lf\(ga mydir
+.DE
+.PP
+copies all regular files to directory
+.BR mydir .