"Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You misunderstood me. I don't know how you see the difference between > a guide and a manual, but here is how I see it; a guide is a step by > step document on how to achieve a specific task (ex. installing Debian > GNU/Hurd), a manual discusses a specific tool both in detail, and in > general terms. (ex. using bash).
In my mind this is a third type of doc, a "cookbook". I think a cookbook is a step-by-step on how to do something when you just want to get it done. A "reference manual" is like a dictionary where to go to look up details of something you already know something about. A "guide" is a book meant to be read cover-to-cover that gives the general lay of the land to those who no nothing about a system or those who want to review the basics. Derek -- _______________________________________________ Help-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd
