Actually, there is indeed some knowledge that can't get from manual and faq. I usually use wikipedia and openbsd src tree(especially, the include files) as references(and the most interesting part i love is the comments embeded in the source code). 2016å¹´5æ8æ¥ ä¸å2:53ï¼"Alex Poslavsky" <alexander.poslav...@gmail.com>åéï¼
> On 05/07, David Lou wrote: > >> I wasn't able to find such a thing but perhaps I just missed it. I >> am wondering if anyone in the community knows whether such manuals >> exist for OpenBSD. Manpages are nice but they're not what I'm looking >> for. Trying to learn OpenBSD by looking up individual manpages is like >> trying to learn C programming by looking up individual functions. Sure >> you get a description of the functions but you will NOT get all the >> background information like C syntax, semantics, memory model, >> pointers, the whole shebang that every beginner *should* know, but >> don't have the background knowledge to know that they should be >> looking these up in manpages or elsewhere. >> >> I'd like to acquire confident working knowledge in OpenBSD. If no >> such manuals exist, then I'm wondering how did you or other expert >> users learn how to use and administrate the system, what the best >> programming practices are, etc. and have confidence that what they're >> doing is what they think they're doing? Surely it's not just by >> trial and error and seeing what appears to work because their >> ignorance will be a frustrating source of bugs and security flaws? >> >> > Besides the FAQ, the Absolute OpenBSD book is good as well: > https://www.michaelwlucas.com/nonfiction/absolute-openbsd-2nd-edition > > But you sell the OpenBSD manpages short. As a beginner > myself, I noticed that virtually every question I have can be answered > with either the FAQ, or the man-pages. > > The man-pages in OpenBSD are much more comprehensive *and* cohesive > then on Linux. Start with help(1) and afterboot(8), then intro(1..9). > From there follow all the links it gives you, and you'll have a very good > overview of your system. The man-pages not just explain command-line > switches, they also explain the how, with working examples, and why of > commands, system calls, the c-library etc. > > Have fun, Alex
