I mostly agree. There should be up-to-date man-pages available for all
commands and special files. (Did you remember the fstab man-page in 6.0
SuSE?)
I like being able to simply scroll up and down through the page, so I
can quickly find the option I need.
However, I think info can be good for when I want to sit and read, but for
quick look-ups - no way.
Regards
Ole
On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Howard Arons wrote:
>
> On Feb 11, 1999, Stefan Troeger wrote:
> > Btw. there is also a nice info page with far more than you've
> > ever wanted to know about tar ;-)
>
> Ah, that's just the problem :-)
>
> <rant>
> Info pages are an invention of the devil, as far as I'm concerned. In
> the SuSE 5.2 (English) distro, the pages are strewn with distracting
> editorial asides ("This shouldn't be here in the final copy") and
> organized into painfully tortured sections connected by "pseudo-
> hyperlinks." If one already knows; e.g., tar, backward and forward maybe
> the info pages will call some vaguely-remembered option to mind, but for
> actually learning to use the command, forget it.
>
> I (for one) learn linearly, so the 'man' pages were ideal. If only we
> weren't so web obsessed. Sigh.
> </rant>
>
> OK, purists, flame away.
>
> Howard Arons
> PS. All the above notwithstanding, thanks for your informative
> response.
> H
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