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From: Bob Weber <bobrweber@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: linux.debian.user
Subject: Re: Debian man pages have annoying feature(sic)
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:30:01 +0200
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On 6/1/20 6:02 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 06/01/2020 04:02 PM, Ralph Katz wrote:
>> On 5/30/20 3:52 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> ...
>>> *PROBLEM*
>>> As package is not installed, that directory does *NOT* exist.
>>>
>>> Where to find required documentation on the web?
>>>
>>> NOTE BENE
>>> This post is about man pages as a class.
>>>
>>
>> apt show debian-goodies
>> ...
>> debman     - Easily view man pages from a binary .deb without extracting
>>                 [man, apt* (via debget)]
>>
>> So...  ~$ dman packagename   # will fetch the manpages as though they
>> were local.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ralph
>
>
> Thank you. Looks interesting.
> 1st didn't work even after installing debian-goodies.
> Suspect operator. Leaving now. will pursue in morning


Try the online manuals at https://manpages.debian.org/ 
<https://manpages.debian.org/> .


-- 


*...Bob*

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/1/20 6:02 PM, Richard Owlett
      wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:515a2f51-d3b2-5983-3d93-6e69feb0e640@cloud85.net">On
      06/01/2020 04:02 PM, Ralph Katz wrote:
      <br>
      <blockquote type="cite">On 5/30/20 3:52 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
        <br>
        ...
        <br>
        <blockquote type="cite">*PROBLEM*
          <br>
          As package is not installed, that directory does *NOT* exist.
          <br>
          <br>
          Where to find required documentation on the web?
          <br>
          <br>
          NOTE BENE
          <br>
          This post is about man pages as a class.
          <br>
          <br>
        </blockquote>
        <br>
        apt show debian-goodies
        <br>
        ...
        <br>
        debman     - Easily view man pages from a binary .deb without
        extracting
        <br>
                        [man, apt* (via debget)]
        <br>
        <br>
        So...  ~$ dman packagename   # will fetch the manpages as though
        they
        <br>
        were local.
        <br>
        <br>
        Regards,
        <br>
        Ralph
        <br>
      </blockquote>
      <br>
      <br>
      Thank you. Looks interesting.
      <br>
      1st didn't work even after installing debian-goodies.
      <br>
      Suspect operator. Leaving now. will pursue in morning</blockquote>
    <p><br>
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    <p>Try the online manuals at <a href="https://manpages.debian.org/">https://manpages.debian.org/</a>
      .</p>
    <p><br>
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    <div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <b>...Bob</b><br>
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