GLLUG meeting topics
bl0wfish
apoc@lunarsurf.com
Wed, 4 Apr 2001 17:25:19 -0400 (EDT)
> Ah, yes. But nothing is so handy as `man -k` I am of the opinion that
> subsequent online documentation features across most platforms (ie.
> Solaris Documentation Server) have failed, at least insofaras people still
> overwhelmingly rely on `man` for online help. Especially since virtually
> anyone can write a man page and install it to a system, either as part of
> a package or on its own. It's just one of those things. Heck, even
> non-root users can transparently augment the man pages available to them
> simply by adding any path to their $MANPATH shell variable. Personally, I
> don't think I could live without them. I sure would own a lot more dusty
> books, that's for sure.
Man pages are helpful for learning the
syntax of commands and the extent of
commands, but to rely on them solely
is idiotic, especially when attempting
to learn something as complex as samba, bash,
or perl.