Description

If non-zero, the metadata date is included in the group of metadata comments at the top of the generated man page file. That group includes Title, Author, etc. If the value is zero, then that date comment is omitted. The default value is 1.

If the refentry page info does not include a date element, then the current date is used, that is, the date the man page was generated from the refentry. In archiving systems, this can trigger a change of version that is not desired when no changes were actually made. This parameter allows you to omit the top comment date in the generated man page.