Print the man pages. OpenBSD is simply the best documented OS. Almost everything you'll ever need is in the man pages.
On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 01:20:04PM -0700, Jon R H wrote: > Ok you all, many thanks to you all! > > I am about to get most everthing i need done. > Took me two days to get past the disk tool ! LOL > > Man pages drives me nuts some times! > its the formating of them that gets me! > but i will use them with a open mind. > The book list is about the same > as the ones i have found, i was/am > looking for insight on the everyday use's > of OpenBSD, but i think i am ok now! > > Just seems kinds wild one of the best OS's > in the world has no printed Manual, ya know ? > > Thanks again & you all have a nice day > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Grosse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <misc@openbsd.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 11:08 AM > Subject: Re: Looking for general info on OpenBSD > > > >On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 10:33:46AM -0700, Jon R H wrote: > >>Hello Group. > >>Need some help understanding 3.9 stable > >>and what it means from a pkg stand point! > >>I mean does stable give me more options > >>then the release ver of 3.9! > >> > >>Dose OpenBSD have a printed manual > >>like FreeBSD has "The complete FreeBSD 4th Ed" > >>and also the "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating > >>System" > >> > >>Not sure if OpenBSD has the TrustedBSD mods as well! > >> > >>Thank you for your time > > > >Jon, > > > >Starting with your documentation questions: AFAIK, OpenBSD's official > >documentation is limited to: > > > > * The definitive man pages. > > * The published FAQ > > * The PF User's Guide > > * All of the many miscellaneous web pages, such as errata, stable, etc. > > * Architecture specific installation docs > > > > The FAQ and the PF User's guide are available in pdf for printing, as > >well > > as plain text files. Individual man pages may be formatted for printing > > with groff_man(7). > > > >Regarding your question about the -stable tree, -stable contains: > > > > * -release > > * security/stability patches that have been published in errata > > * security/stability patches that were not important enough to publish > > * security/stability patches for ports > > > >For some architectures, -stable packages are made available on the > >mirrors. > > > >For more on -stable, see: > > > >http://openbsd.rt.fm/faq/faq5.html#Flavors > >http://openbsd.rt.fm/stable.html
