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+# Manual Pages and Documentation Extras
+
+This directory contains [CLI tool](https://rabbitmq.com/cli.html) man page sources as well as a few documentation extras:
+
+ * An [annotated rabbitmq.conf example](./rabbitmq.conf.example) (see [new style configuration format](https://www.rabbitmq.com/configure.html#config-file-formats))
+ * An [annotated advanced.config example](./advanced.config.example) (see [The advanced.config file](https://www.rabbitmq.com/configure.html#advanced-config-file))
+ * A [systemd unit file example](./rabbitmq-server.service.example)
+
+Please [see rabbitmq.com](https://rabbitmq.com/documentation.html) for documentation guides.
+
+
+## Classic Config File Format Example
+
+Feeling nostalgic and looking for the [classic configuration file example](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/blob/v3.7.x/docs/rabbitmq.config.example)?
+Now that's old school! Keep in mind that classic configuration file **should be considered deprecated**.
+Prefer `rabbitmq.conf` (see [new style configuration format](https://www.rabbitmq.com/configure.html#config-file-formats))
+with an `advanced.config` to complement it as needed.
+
+
+## man Pages
+
+### Source Files
+
+This directory contains man pages that are are converted to HTML using `mandoc`:
+
+    gmake web-manpages
+
+The result is then copied to the [website repository](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-website/tree/live/site/man)
+
+### Contributions
+
+Since deployed man pages are generated, it is important to keep them in sync with the source.
+Accepting community contributions — which will always come as website pull requests —
+is fine but the person who merges them is responsible for backporting all changes
+to the source pages in this repo.