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Re: [Groff] Documentation for -mom
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Ralph Corderoy |
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Re: [Groff] Documentation for -mom |
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Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:31:59 +0100 |
Hi Ingo,
> > Remember the bad old days of FVWM, with its humungous, unindexed,
> > un-cross-linked manpage? It was correct, complete, concise (despite
> > its length), easy to access--and pure, off-putting hell to wade
> > through.
>
> Heh, i'm using fvwm right as i'm typing here. It just works. I guess
> i used the manual once, when i wrote my fvwm config file from scratch,
> and i don't remember any issues with it.
I tend to find they're searchable fairly easily.
/^BUGS/
/^ Exponentiation/
/^ *-a /
And there's less's vi-like marks to store the current location and
return to it.
> You don't need to install less(1) if your system doesn't have it by
> default; more(1) is part of POSIX.
Mmm, but I remember reading man pages with more on old systems; POSIX
doesn't require the ability to move backwards on non-seekable input.
Very tedious to quit and start again at the top.
Cheers, Ralph.