From owner-freebsd-current Mon Sep 13 4:58:37 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mail.palmerharvey.co.uk (mail.palmerharvey.co.uk [62.172.109.58]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0645714FE0; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 04:58:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk) Received: from ho-nt-01.pandhm.co.uk (unverified) by mail.palmerharvey.co.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.0.1) with ESMTP id ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:58:10 +0100 Received: from voodoo.pandhm.co.uk (10.100.35.12 [10.100.35.12]) by ho-nt-01.pandhm.co.uk with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2448.0) id SNZVMNML; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:57:03 +0100 Received: from dom by voodoo.pandhm.co.uk with local (Exim 2.10 #1) id 11QUkR-000CxZ-00; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:58:15 +0100 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:58:14 +0100 To: Mike Pritchard Cc: Adam Wight , "Rodney W. Grimes" , freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: more Message-ID: <19990913125814.A49809@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk> References: <19990913121859.A49490@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk> <199909131141.GAA03802@mpp.pro-ns.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i In-Reply-To: <199909131141.GAA03802@mpp.pro-ns.net> From: Dominic Mitchell Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 06:41:07AM -0500, Mike Pritchard wrote: > True, but it would be nice if the man page was extended to > include some more documentation. Remember, a lot of our users are > lazy and if "man xxxxx" doesn't give them what they want, then > they don't go looking elsewhere. Sad, but true. That sort of user won't even bother with man vi, half the time. :-) > Now, the vi(1) man page does refer to the usd document, but > doesn't tell you how to find it. That is a problem. It also > references the "vi quick reference" card", which I have no idea > where to find that (I used to have one sitting one my desk :-). That would be a useful edition. > I think that the originator's request is valid, especially since > some of the original BSD documentation in /usr/share/doc/* has > rotted since it was originally imported. We have been maintaining > those documents more as a "historical" perspective than as > accurate documentation on the current state of affairs. Well, I still find the vi reference manual darned useful. A lot of other stuff under there, too. -- Dom Mitchell -- Palmer & Harvey McLane -- Unix Systems Administrator "vi has two modes the one in which it beeps and the one in which it doesnt." -- Anon. ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message