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Re: Good reader for /usr/share/doc/ and/or man pages ?



That is a very extensive list, thanks a lot! I especially like the konqueror 
option :-). Do you happen to know a way to view the Debian specific readme's 
in /usr/share/doc/?

On Friday 27 October 2006 17:05, Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote:
> On Friday 27 October 2006 05:40, HXC wrote:
> > I am searching for a reader that 'automatically' reads /usr/share/doc/
> > and/or man pages. It would be especially great it such a program would
> > list the available (Debian) readme's available in the  /usr/share/doc
> > directory. Anyone knows such a program?
>
> Various ways of reading man pages, documentation
>   man pagename
>   vim, :Man pagename
>   emacs, M-x man
>   konqueror, man:pagename
>   info pagename
>   pinfo pagename
>   install dwww, and go to http://localhost/dwww/ in any browser
>   install man2html and enter the address
> http://localhost/cgi-bin/man/man2html in any web browser.
>   khelpcenter
>   yelp
>
> and finally dont forget google :-)
>
> My favorites so far has been konqueror, dwww YMMV. Please let me know if I
> have missed anything...
>
> raju
>
>
> --
> Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
> http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/
> http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/



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