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| From | rhkramer@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? |
| Date | 2018-10-27 00:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wNisO-VC-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <wNbB0-56Z-23@gated-at.bofh.it> <wNgKl-8j9-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <wNi9s-zT-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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On Friday, October 26, 2018 05:39:55 PM Brian wrote:
> On Fri 26 Oct 2018 at 15:13:20 -0500, Dennis Wicks wrote:
> > Richard Owlett wrote on 10/26/18 9:41 AM:
> > > Many man pages end with:
> > >> The full documentation for Ed is maintained as a Texinfo
> > >> manual. If the info > and XYZ programs are properly
> > >> installed at your site, the command
> > >>
> > >> info XYZ
> > >>
> > >> should give you access to the complete manual.
> > >
> > > I have problems with that.
> > > 1. I don't want to install unneeded packages just to find
> > > out whether or
> > > not the package might be useful.
> > > 2. The info output has an annoying format. A browser
> > > acceptable format
> > > {plain text fine -- HTML *NOT* needed} is MUCH more
> > > functional.
> >
> > I agree, and I have found a lot of info "complete manual"s
> > to be exactly like the man page!
>
> Please give an example.
I'm not the OP, and I don't have an example at hand, but I can vouch for the
same thing, man pages and info containing the same information, modulo looking
a little different.
It's probably been 15 years since I bothered looking at an info page -- maybe
there are no more duplicate man and info pages -- but I don't believe that.
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Online copies of textinfo content available? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-26 16:50 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-26 17:10 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-10-26 17:10 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-26 17:50 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-10-26 19:30 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-26 20:20 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-10-27 10:20 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-29 17:00 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2018-11-02 05:00 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2018-10-29 07:30 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-26 20:20 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-26 20:30 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-26 22:00 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2018-10-27 00:50 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2018-10-29 07:30 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> - 2018-10-26 22:20 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-26 22:20 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> - 2018-10-26 22:30 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-10-26 22:30 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-26 23:50 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-27 00:10 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-27 00:20 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-27 03:40 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-27 11:10 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-27 15:30 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-10-27 01:10 +0200
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2018-10-29 07:40 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-29 16:30 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-29 21:20 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-10-29 21:30 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-29 22:00 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-10-29 22:20 +0100
Re: Online copies of textinfo content available? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-30 09:40 +0100
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