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Date:      Mon, 5 Jul 1999 14:42:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net>
To:        Chris Costello <chris@calldei.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 'rtfm' script
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907051440410.277-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org>
In-Reply-To: <19990705051156.B97224@holly.dyndns.org>

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>    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.

- alex

I thought felt your touch
In my car, on my clutch
But I guess it's just someone who felt a lot like I remember you.
  - Translator



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