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I don't mean to sound cynical, but if oft-used man pages haven't already added "EXAMPLES" sections over the last 30 years, how likely is it that they'd add them

by vitd 11y ago

I don't mean to sound cynical, but if oft-used man pages haven't already added "EXAMPLES" sections over the last 30 years, how likely is it that they'd add them now? This project exists because man has failed to as useful as it needs to be for current users. I don't think that adding this info to the "EXAMPLES" sections will help anything, personally.

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klodolph 11y ago
> if oft-used man pages haven't already added "EXAMPLES" sections over the last 30 years, how likely is it that they'd add them now? Lots of reasons they didn't add examples earlier. Maybe nobody happened to care, but if you submit a patch, they'll gladly accept it? Why so cynical?
teddyh 11y ago
That’s like saying “We haven’t needed ‘TLDR pages’ for the last 30 years, why do we need them now?”. Times change.
- alexwebb2 11y ago
  The fact that something hasn't been done doesn't mean there isn't a need for it.