On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> To that end, the rest of this document has the following structure: > > 1. How to Find (and Understand) Documentation > 1.1 Figuring Out the Name of a Command > apropos > [tab][tab] > ... ? > 1.2 Figuring Out How to Use a Command > man > info > /usr/doc/ > READMEs > ... ? > 1.3 Installation Documentation [should perhaps be first?] > URLs > files on the CD-ROM > ... ? > 1.4 More General Documentation > LDP & /usr/doc/HOWTO/ > 1.5 ...? > > 2. How to Ask A Good Specific Question > 2.1 Copy the Exact Text of Error Messages!!! > 2.2 Identifying Software > foo --version, man foo, dpkg {-S,-L,--status} foo, ... ? > 2.3 Identifying Hardware > find the manual, contact the manufacturer (phone or > web), open the case & look at the numbers, ... ? > 2.4 ... ? > > --- end of hypothetical message -------- _Exactly_ what I had in mind - but the title needs to be something really unsubtle like HOW TO ASK FOR HELP...... Glyn -- so here we are then.... http://members.tripod.co.uk/Christchurch2000uk ==== Running Debian/Gnu Linux ==== 9:30pm up 7:19, 3 users, load average: 0.70, 0.64, 0.35