> Honestly though, a new user nowadays to Linux, is almost 95% or
> more likely to try it out with either GNOME or KDE. They are
> highly likely to discover the help system in each and will find
> the manpages and info docs right there. If they read the stuff
Ah yes.
I'm in GNOME today, just for a change;-)
I start up the help browser; you're right, it's easy to find.
oh dear. The Red Hat Manuals ren't installed (they were not on the single-CD
RHL package I got off a magazine).
We'll skip the GNOME manuals for now.
Why do we have "Man pages" and "Info Pages' (I'm a newbie, remember). Not to
worry.
Clicks "Man pages."
Clicks "User commands."
WHaaaaaaat?
Scrolls down. Hoo. Silly bees have arranged names across the page. Don't
people generally find it easier to read down? I do.
Now, where's the copy command? convert, convfont, coverpg. What no COPY?
backs up.
Clicks "Info pages."
Let's see... configure, cpio. No copy there either.
Sheesh.
Now, you and I know I wanted the "cp" commmand, but I well recall my first
experience of Linux.
I'd previously uses TSO, TSS, DOS and OS/2. All have a copy command and a help
command (drdos has anyway).
I telnetted to my shell account on my IAP's box and looked around. About the
only command I could find was "help," and that wasn't very helpful.
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