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    Clarification: Just making fun of people(including myself) who watch shitty videos instead of official documentation.

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    [–] [email protected] 94 points 1 day ago (8 children)

    Man pages are for people who already know a lot about Linux and understand all the nuances and understanding of Linux

    Even after using Linux for many many years I still don't understand wtf nearly all man pages mean. It's like a fucking codex. It needs to be simplified but not to the extreme where it doesn't give you information you need to understand it.

    Tbh that's most of Linux, not designed for average people, designed by Linux users who think that all others should know everything about Linux.

    [–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)
    [–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    I’d like to add apropos to this as well.

    [–] Caboose12000 3 points 11 hours ago

    my favorite is tealdeer!

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