Instead of keeping a one off copy of the generated man page, follow the same pattern as the file(1) utility and generate the man page from the sources as part of the build.
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gordon created this revision.Sep 18 2017, 5:28 AM

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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B11613: Diff 33180.Sep 18 2017, 5:28 AM

As a side effect, this change brings in recent updates to the man page (this is good).

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 18 2017, 4:03 PM

LGTM, approved.

Closed by commit rS323709: Revert tcpdump to using the source manpage instead of having a copy here. (authored by gordon). · Explain WhySep 18 2017, 4:42 PM

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