Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:15:46 -0800 From: "Sally Hines" <shines@smaller.net> To: "'Tyler Gee'" <geekout@gmail.com>, "'Mervin McDougall'" <mcd_advisory@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Manpage interpreter Message-ID: <000001c4e934$9290f080$6400a8c0@musal32mpxlg> In-Reply-To: <6e01203b04122309064e682e1c@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, I've been subscribing to this list for over 3 years. I initially subscribed to the -questions list also, but I couldn't handle the volume, and also couldn't interpret the language used there. I need to learn in a language that I know, or at least get an interpreter for the manpage-ese that's used in replies to questions on that list. I ask a simple question, how do I automate ports update? I get "read the manpages" or quoting from the manpages which is written in a language foreign to me, but masquerades as English. Where can I get at least a good, simple glossary for the terms used in the manpages and on the questions list? I asked questions here, and got yelled at, at great length. I have not posted to this list for over a year because of that. Sally Hines With a broken FreeBSD box
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