From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jul 5 15:18:10 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from leap.innerx.net (leap.innerx.net [38.179.176.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5256315159 for ; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 15:18:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chris@holly.dyndns.org) Received: from holly.dyndns.org (ip145.houston3.tx.pub-ip.psi.net [38.12.169.145]) by leap.innerx.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F3B837098; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 18:18:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from chris@localhost) by holly.dyndns.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA01643; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 17:17:06 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from chris) Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 17:17:06 -0500 From: Chris Costello To: Alex Zepeda Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'rtfm' script Message-ID: <19990705171705.E97224@holly.dyndns.org> Reply-To: chris@calldei.com References: <19990705051156.B97224@holly.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Mutt/0.96.3i In-Reply-To: ; from Alex Zepeda on Mon, Jul 05, 1999 at 02:42:06PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 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