On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Bruce McCulley wrote:
>
> If you really want to understand tar, then you should run info and read
> the
> tar info pages, or use the info mode in emacs.
Which is great, except for the oft overlooked idea that TEXINFO SUCKS.
Nice idea and all, but it's just NOT conducive to understanding the
material. Either that or the author of every texinfo manual I've ever
read or attempted to read (more than a few) just don't have the knack of
it. It has the same level of organization that Hawaii has after being hit
by a monsoon.
I do so wish the GNU people would get off texinfo. It's one of the only
things they do that I hate. Man pages are much clearer, if only because
they are in a more-or-less standard format and once you've learned how to
read them, you more-or-less know where to look for the information you
need.
--
Derek Martin
System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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