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    every time i can't remember how to use a command (lemmy.world)
    submitted 9 months ago by atmur to c/linuxmemes
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    this image comes to mind every time i use man pages

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    [–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

    And then the manpage goes:

    ThE fUlL dOcUmEnTaTiOn CaN bE vIeWeD wItH "info blah invocation"

    Stop trying to make info a thing. It's not going to be a thing.

    [–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

    I used a tool yesterday whose manpage told me to look into --help for full list of commands. The audacity!

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    They could've just copy-pasted it! And --help should be a brief, easy-to-understand list of commands and explanations, not an extension

    [–] anarchy79 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Some examples and common uses would be nice...

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

    Yeah. I recommend the TLDR terminal tool. You can contribute command TLDRs. If there is a one for said command, you can type tldr comad and it will give you some valid uses and example commands.

    [–] anarchy79 2 points 9 months ago

    I knew about tldr, I'm old Linuxoid now, but didn't know you could contribute. I'll give it another go. By this point though... I've already been through the hellfire.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Especially when you don't have a US keyboard. How the fuck am I supposed to navigate through the info document when the key combination to follow links is Ctrl+] and ] itself is hidden behind some modifier combo?

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Sounds like it needs better localization

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

    It needs to die in a fire. All hail man pages!

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

    That's basically just GNU programs