You mean something like this? https://www.gnu.org/software/ed/manual/ed_manual.html
On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 8:51 AM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > *Are online copies of textinfo content available?* > > 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 posted this question to [email protected] . > The replies totally ignored my primary question and reason I asked > [emphasized in this copy]. > > Side question: > Could I have made any clearer what information I was looking for? > TIA > You might have included a prefatory remark like this: "I used the likely keywords, x, y, and z, in a google search and I couldn't manage to find it" and then not needed to be clear at all in your query, because no query would be needed. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
