Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 08:37:01 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: For My Edification Message-ID: <19903.63213.569627.11053@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <17F138516AEC9FE14F4A4B1A@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> References: <000001cc091a$e041f380$a0c5da80$@com> <20110503024427.2c0ace89.freebsd@edvax.de> <4DBF556A.1010507@daleco.biz> <20110503094604.efec8f3b.freebsd@edvax.de> <17F138516AEC9FE14F4A4B1A@mac-pro.magehandbook.com>
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Daniel Staal writes: > > I would like to add the excellent manpages of the system. > > Unlike many Linusi, those manpages are kept current by the > > FreeBSD operating system developers and their documentation > > assistants. So whenever you're not fully sure about something, > > use "man <something". This applies to commands, configuration > > files, kernel interfaces, library calls and maintenance > > procedures. *Everything* is well documented. And you don't > > even need Internet access to get that information, as the > > manpage doesn't direct you to some arbitrary Wiki on the > > web. :-) > > And, vice-versa, you don't need a FreeBSD box to read them, if > you have the web: They are all posted online at > <http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi>; for you to read. It is worth noting there are reference works - intended for those who already know something about a topic/program - not tutorials intended to teach concepts and terminology on how to do a specific task. At this point I usually recommend the most recent edition of _/The Unix System Administration Handbook/_. It is well-written; it covers flavors other than FreeBSD; and it goes into enough of the conceptual infrastructure to be very useful in diagnosing some kinds of breakage. Robert Huff
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