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So, this is what GNU info was supposed to do, twenty years ago. And yet, everyone hates info because they can't figure out the interface and they want manpages.
by jordigh 10y ago
So, this is what GNU info was supposed to do, twenty years ago. And yet, everyone hates info because they can't figure out the interface and they want manpages. Or because info manuals are too verbose, perhaps.
I wonder if having everything on a web browser is what should have happened (and this is what GNU info does too). Or maybe the problem is that nobody likes writing documentation in a format such as info.
- scolvin 10y agoThe groff format which is the basis for man pages is pretty unpleasant compared to it's modern equivalents, I suspect that's half the problem.