Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:52:48 +0100 From: jmdupx@yahoo.com To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: content / list of manpages Message-ID: <E135ymk-0005sr-00.2000-06-24-23-52-22@mail17.svr.pol.co.uk>
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"man man" was not exactly what I meant, since that gives options and switches for configuring the output or the display when you man a command, which is fine if, say, I wanted to print a batch of stuff out or do whatever the other options give you choice of. what I really meant was, what manpages are there, meaning when I type "man command", where can i get a list of all "command" for which there is a manpage that I have in my distribution ? (if you can do that) is there a file extension in freebsd (like in DOS where you have *.com or *.exe) which tells you for example that a file is executable or will run or whatever if you enter it at a command prompt, as opposed to just containing information ? this would be a useful way for me to slowly feel my way around the system using the resources at hand. thanks in advance To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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