discuss: Quick Reference Topics/Guidlines
Subject:
Re: Quick Reference Topics/Guidlines
From:
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Date:
21 Feb 2001 03:49:03 -0000
Message-Id: <20010221043815.B26095@mind.be>
The only problem here is that manpages cover this ground quite good
as do texinfo and 'command --help'.
OK some have insufficient documentation but ... maybe we should make
a manpage then and contribute it to the project
ys, koenraadh
On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 03:46:05PM -0500, ####@####.#### wrote:
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> I like this idea.
>
> Arthur H. Johnson II
> Systems Engineer
> The Linux Box
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> On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, David Merrill wrote:
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> > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 11:32:19AM -0800, JMJ wrote:
> > > Greetings...
> > >
> > > Sorry I'm late getting around to asking this, but I'm on the road
> > > and don't have a lot of free time until I get home on the 25th....
> > >
> > > Regarding the previously mentioned Quick References... What
> > > would be the "technical" specs for such a thing? E.g., page
> > > size, formats available, max. number of pages, etc.??
> > >
> > > Once I get home, I'll enlist my local LUG to suggest some topics
> > > and
> > > maybe get them working on a few things.
> >
> > It would short. One to a few pages.
> >
> > It would be reference material - not tutorial material. List of
> > commands and their options, etc., not an explanation of what they are,
> > how they work, and how to use them. Memory aids, iow, for when you
> > can't remember whether -r or -R is recursive.
> >
> > Look at the two we already mentioned - I think they're good examples
> > of the format.
> >
> > If you would look at it and say that "Quick Reference" described it
> > accurately, it's probably right.
> >
> > --
> > Dr. David C. Merrill http://www.lupercalia.net
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