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Date:      Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:48:40 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To:        Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
Cc:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, utisoft@gmail.com
Subject:   Re: Date representation as YY/DDD or YYYY/DDD
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>> PS Does _anyone_ prefer info manuals, apart from Stallman?
>
> Well, man pages are good at formally documenting the how of use, but
> they often are not so helpful on the why and wherefor of use.

for me it's exactly for this - to know how and why to use.





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