FW: bash scripting
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Talbot-Wilson [SMTP:mtw@birdseye.view.net.au]
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 4:54 AM
> To: Ben Lutgens
> Cc: debian user list
> Subject: Re: bash scripting
>
> It is bad netiquette to paste part of the man page, because it creates
> traffic delivering something that the recipient already has. And no-one
> owes the newbie that kind of favor. He can cut from the man page
> himself. He has it, and he can do it. The rest of us are busy people
> and life is running out.
>
> Sorry to butt in. I'm a Linux newbie, and have not yet been flamed for
> asking questions because I have the patience to read pages upon pages of
> documentation. I can sympathize with someone who has a question but would
> rather not study a 500 page manual for the answer, particularly if someone
> else can spit out the answer in 5 seconds. Just because someone is a
> Linux expert doesn't mean their time is more valuable than the newbie's.
> Some Linux newbies are tenured professors. They are busy people, and life
> is running out.
>
> Speaking for myself, I *don't* already have the man pages. I have the
> base kernel installed, but have run into complications installing the rest
> of Debian, which (I presume) contains the man command. Thanks to the
> folks on this list who have sent helpful suggestions.
>
> Jeff J
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