Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:17:43 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, utisoft@gmail.com Subject: Re: Date representation as YY/DDD or YYYY/DDD Message-ID: <18984.11239.817035.710659@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906041947550.35646@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <20090603235219.2e8abb8a.freebsd@edvax.de> <200906031700.45600.kirk@strauser.com> <20090604010054.a45f5880.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906040113270.28607@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <8BA60025-A005-4E38-9D5E-A9C11AB3C17C@strauser.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906041007400.31357@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <b79ecaef0906040223q34875f54wfb523c2cc893373e@mail.gmail.com> <20090604173535.984e32d6.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906041754580.34564@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <b79ecaef0906040920y4af8a67ck3f7a765a0f0c21fa@mail.gmail.com> <20090604174510.GA32547@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906041947550.35646@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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Wojciech Puchar writes: > > Well, man pages are good at formally documenting the how > > of use, but they often are not so helpful on the why and > > wherefor of use. > > for me it's exactly for this - to know how and why to use. It is important to understand "man" is a _reference_, not a _tutorial_. It's great if you need to refresh your memory of the "q" flag, or check for exit codes, or check the order of parameters to the _fillintheblank() library call. But if you're trying to figure out how to do X, or even how to do X correctly using this object ... many of the pages can leave you with the feeling you're stupider than you actually are. Being a tutorial may not be what "man" was designed for. But until there's a designated and widely promoted text-only replacement it will be used as one. Robert Huff
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