On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:41:39 -0500, you wrote: >cmasters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Do you see. No-one can possible be expected to ~read for comprehension~ a >> manual that has ~not~ been written with a ~complete~ newbie in >> mind. <snip all sorts of good stuff>
Dman and Alan, You both have made excellent points. Man pages targeted at the newbie would drag everything down. If the more common commands/files were to include concrete examples illustrating the more important options and their results, then folks like myself could better understand. Maybe there's a bug in my cpu instruction set, but I learn new stuff much better going from concrete to abstract. It's not necessary to go back to square one each time. Just a quick example to tie 50-100 hardcopy pages together, leaving out the esoteric and arcane would do it. Esoteric and arcane commands are exempt <g>. gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash
