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Oh, I wasn't dissing the Google method. I'm just saying that if people bothered to read the whole manpage for some application just once, they'd know of the "co
by oakenshield 16y ago
Oh, I wasn't dissing the Google method. I'm just saying that if people bothered to read the whole manpage for some application just once, they'd know of the "cool" features they might need, instead of waiting until someone posts it on HN or reddit.
- pyre 16y agoThe issue being that not all manpages are created equal. Some only document 2% of the program's functionality, others drone on and on about insignificant features, others are just unclear in their wording. It makes it so that people only consult the manpages when they need to. That said, reading the manpages for something that you use all the time like ssh is a good idea. (Though if you use zsh, I'll take a bit to go through all of the documentation)
- wtn 16y agoThat's one reason to favor BSD over the ill-advised GNU/Linux info page movement. The BSDs take man pages quite seriously.