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> have you ever tried to discern a gcc command with 12 compilation flags enabled? This isn't a 'discoverability' problem - the problem is the complex task. Mos
by vacri 11y ago
> have you ever tried to discern a gcc command with 12 compilation flags enabled?
This isn't a 'discoverability' problem - the problem is the complex task. Most of what you're doing on the commandline isn't "gcc with 12 compilation flags". "How do I print this document?" is an example of poor discoverability on the CLI; command flags are not.
- nitrogen 11y agoTo print, one used to pipe things into the lpr command, discoverable using the apropos command.
- vacri 11y ago$ apropros print bash: apropros: command not found $ man print | head -n 1 RUN-MAILCAP(1) Run Mailcap Programs RUN-MAILCAP(1) $ man -k print | wc -l # lp/lpr is in this list... but you have to find them in a list of 200. 196 $ man printer No manual entry for printer It's not great discoverability. 'man -k printer' is the best I found so far to find lpr, but it took a few goes to find it.