Linux man-pages
Manual pages documenting the Linux kernel and C library interfaces.
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Any content created or derived with the help of AI tools is forbidden, including output of AI linters, static analyzers and summarizers. Only accessibility tools such as screen readers and text-to-speech are allowed.
Policy by area
- Code contributionsPatches, pull requests and other changes written with AI tools.
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- Issues & bug reportsBug reports, security reports and issues found or written with AI tools.
- Unfriendly
- AI-written textPull request descriptions, issue comments and summaries written by AI.
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Code contributions
It is expressly forbidden to contribute to this project any content that has been created or derived with the assistance of AI tools.
Issues & bug reports
For example, AI linters, AI static analyzers, and AI tools that summarize input are forbidden.
AI-written text
It is expressly forbidden to contribute to this project any content that has been created or derived with the assistance of AI tools.
Sources
- man-pages AI policygit.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/plain/CONTRIBUTING.d/aiSnapshot 9 Oct 2026