From cc4e9be1c9af49d1ca706f1ce8653e19ac3e9fd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prince Roshan <princekrroshan01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 20:25:30 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add man page

---
 README.md    | 10 ++++++++++
 build_deb.sh | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 332e6bf..e79244b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,3 +130,13 @@ hcp 2
 
 ## License
 See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+
+## Manual Page
+
+After installing the package, you can view the manual page for usage and options:
+
+```
+man hcp
+```
+
+This provides detailed information about available commands and usage examples.
diff --git a/build_deb.sh b/build_deb.sh
index dd83f75..f3078c0 100755
--- a/build_deb.sh
+++ b/build_deb.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,41 @@ chmod 755 $PKGDIR/DEBIAN/postinst
 make
 cp hcp $PKGDIR/usr/bin/hcp
 
+# Create the man page BEFORE building the .deb
+mkdir -p $PKGDIR/usr/share/man/man1
+cat > $PKGDIR/usr/share/man/man1/hcp.1 <<'EOF'
+.TH hcp 1 "$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" "$VERSION" "hcp manual"
+.SH NAME
+hcp \- Historical Clipboard Manager for X11
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B hcp
+[service start | list | <index> | pop | --help | -h]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B hcp
+is a lightweight clipboard manager for X11 systems. It captures clipboard entries, maintains a history, and allows you to list, print, or remove entries. Designed for reliability and minimalism, it works directly with the X11 clipboard and is suitable for use as a background service or on-demand.
+.SH COMMANDS
+.TP
+.B service start
+Start clipboard monitoring service in the background.
+.TP
+.B list
+List clipboard history.
+.TP
+.B <index>
+Print clipboard entry at <index>.
+.TP
+.B pop
+Remove most recent clipboard entry.
+.TP
+.B --help, -h
+Show this help message.
+.SH AUTHOR
+Written by the hcp project contributors.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+clipboard(1)
+EOF
+gzip -f $PKGDIR/usr/share/man/man1/hcp.1
+
 # Build the .deb package
 dpkg-deb --build $PKGDIR