On Tuesday 14 October 2008, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2008-10-12 17:44:08, schrieb Hal Vaughan: > > If I read every man page in detail on every > > program or conf file I use, I'd still be reading. I'd have never > > gotten anywhere. You know that as well as I. Have you read the > > full details in each man page you use? Have you ever had to just > > follow a HOWTO or something similar and make sure it works and move > > on? If so, you know what I mean. If not -- well, I seriously > > doubt anyone here thinks we all can read EACH man page or each conf > > file in entirety. > > Yes, I have... :-) Including translating a bunch of them. > Under X I use "xman" which is permanently open on one of my > desk-pages.
I think if my main goal were my work in programming and administering my systems, it's possible I'd get through them, but, as I've said before, if I did read them all, I'd still be reading, not doing. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
