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# Man Pages
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% HELLO(1) Version 1.0 | Frivolous "Hello World" Documentation
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NAME
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**hello** — prints Hello, World!
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SYNOPSIS
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| **hello** \[**-o**|**--out** _file_] \[_dedication_]
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| **hello** \[**-h**|**--help**|**-v**|**--version**]
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DESCRIPTION
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Prints "Hello, _dedication_!" to the terminal. If no dedication is
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given, uses the default dedication. The default dedication is chosen by
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the following sequence:
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1. Using the environment variable *DEFAULT_HELLO_DEDICATION*
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2. Using the per-user configuration file, *~/.hellorc*
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3. Using the system-wide configuration file, */etc/hello.conf*
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4. Finally, using "world".
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Options
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-h, --help
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: Prints brief usage information.
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-o, --output
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: Outputs the greeting to the given filename.
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The file must be an **open(2)**able and **write(2)**able file.
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-v, --version
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: Prints the current version number.
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FILES
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*~/.hellorc*
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: Per-user default dedication file.
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*/etc/hello.conf*
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: Global default dedication file.
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ENVIRONMENT
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**DEFAULT_HELLO_DEDICATION**
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: The default dedication if none is given. Has the highest precedence
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if a dedication is not supplied on the command line.
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BUGS
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See GitHub Issues: <https://github.com/[owner]/[repo]/issues>
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### AUTHOR
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Bob Green <bob@chippers.org.uk>
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SEE ALSO
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**hi(1)**, **hello(3)**, **hello.conf(5)**