Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:03:31 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl> To: David Fleck <david.fleck@mchsi.com> Cc: Aaron Peterson <aaron@alpete.com> Subject: Re: I have a dream, of a help/manual/doc system, which is simple to use? Message-ID: <20040222180331.GG892@alex.lan> In-Reply-To: <20040222091711.J58331@grond.sourballs.org> References: <200402211258.13361.niel@telia.com> <20040222084506.GB892@alex.lan> <50853.204.118.74.216.1077458035.squirrel@mail.alpete.com> <20040222091711.J58331@grond.sourballs.org>
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On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 09:18:12AM -0600, David Fleck wrote: > On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, Aaron Peterson wrote: > > and of course the manual pages that install with each of the some 10000 > > add on programs. "man <program name>" > > ...with *each* of them? Ah, if only that were true.. > dcf>$ man aspell > No manual entry for aspell - All of the apps of the FreeBSD system have one or more man pages. The FreeBSD can not be held responcible for missing man pages for thirth partie software. - Most apps out the port system have one or more pages. - Some apps have there own websites with information. The URL is in the port directory; or in the google database. - Some apps have documentation ins /usr/local/share/doc/<app> You'll have to make do with what you can find. That just the way it is, sorry. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/
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