Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:23:50 -0700 From: Tyler Gee <geekout@gmail.com> To: shines@smaller.net Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Manpage interpreter Message-ID: <6e01203b04122313237a93a5c0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <000001c4e934$9290f080$6400a8c0@musal32mpxlg> References: <6e01203b04122309064e682e1c@mail.gmail.com> <000001c4e934$9290f080$6400a8c0@musal32mpxlg>
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Sally, There are a couple of options for automation, a particularly good one in Dru Lavigne's book BSD Hacks (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bsdhks/). Short of that, check out this post: http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26801 If you have questions about putting that into a script just ask. -wtgee On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:15:46 -0800, Sally Hines <shines@smaller.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I've been subscribing to this list for over 3 years. I initially subscribed > to the -questions list also, but I couldn't handle the volume, and also > couldn't interpret the language used there. I need to learn in a language > that I know, or at least get an interpreter for the manpage-ese that's used > in replies to questions on that list. > > I ask a simple question, how do I automate ports update? I get "read the > manpages" or quoting from the manpages which is written in a language > foreign to me, but masquerades as English. Where can I get at least a good, > simple glossary for the terms used in the manpages and on the questions > list? > > I asked questions here, and got yelled at, at great length. I have not > posted to this list for over a year because of that. > > Sally Hines > With a broken FreeBSD box > >
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