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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import sys
+import re
+import os
+import argparse
+
+from os.path import *
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+
+from CheckOptions import CheckOptions
+
+class CheckManpage (CheckOptions):
+  def __init__(self, args):
+    CheckOptions.__init__(self, args)
+    self.option_pattern = '\.It Fl \\\\-([-A-Za-z]+)'
+    self.source_file = join(self.source, 'doc', 'ledger.1')
+    self.source_type = 'manpage'
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  def getargs():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='CheckManpage',
+            description='Check that ledger options are documented in the manpage')
+    parser.add_argument('-l', '--ledger',
+        dest='ledger',
+        type=str,
+        action='store',
+        required=True,
+        help='the path to the ledger executable to test with')
+    parser.add_argument('-s', '--source',
+        dest='source',
+        type=str,
+        action='store',
+        required=True,
+        help='the path to the top level ledger source directory')
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+  args = getargs()
+  script = CheckManpage(args)
+  status = script.main()
+  sys.exit(status)