[TUHS] man-page style

Grant Taylor gtaylor at tnetconsulting.net
Fri Nov 16 16:03:37 AEST 2018


On 11/15/2018 10:32 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> The Unix manpage format is the epitome of perfection; they tell you 
> everything you need to know, and in the right order.  Frequently I 
> cannot recall a particular flag (but I know what it does), and it's 
> right there at the start.

I think man pages make a great reference.  But I don't think they are a 
good teaching source for someone that doesn't know the material or what 
the components are for.



-- 
Grant. . . .
unix || die

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