Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 17:17:06 -0500 From: Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com> To: Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'rtfm' script Message-ID: <19990705171705.E97224@holly.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907051440410.277-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org>; from Alex Zepeda on Mon, Jul 05, 1999 at 02:42:06PM -0700 References: <19990705051156.B97224@holly.dyndns.org> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907051440410.277-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org>
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On Mon, Jul 5, 1999, Alex Zepeda wrote: > > I propose an rtfm(1) command, and I've got some Perl code that > > works. If people are interested, I will continue with it, and > > write a man page. > [...] > > (-s = simple, don't search sections 3, 4, or 9, and 'e' means > > 'exact', or 'use whatis instead of apropos') > > If rtfm(1) is really for newbies and other clueless people, perhaps it > should be made interactive. I mean, this whole idea sounds like it's > geared towards people who wouldn't know what sections 3, 4, or 9 are. It'll probably have a lot of changes in the actual interface if people accept it as useful or not. I may have 'simple' (default to don't search 3, 4, and 9) on as default. -- Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com> The computer is mightier than the pen, the sword, and usually, the programmer. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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