Re: Installer online help
Would it be an English-only file ??
Or is there a way of integrating it in boot-floppies/documentation tree so all
translators can localize it ?
On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 02:15:16PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote:
> The online help for the installation system is of course quite limited due
> to space limitations. However, the help that is available isn't really
> enough for new users who are just being exposed to *nix for the first time.
> We can't take on the job of *nix education within the installer, but I think
> a few k would really be a good investment for new users. I'm willing to
> scrounge a few k from other places if need be...
>
> Let's add a new 'help' command (hard linked to man and info) that just does
>
> nano-tiny -T15 -v /help.txt
>
> My proposed help.txt is attached (it looks best when viewed with the above
> command). It's around 6500 bytes uncompressed. We might be able to leave out
> some of the help lines and trim a few bytes, probably there are some
> commands that new users shouldn't be using anyway. I already left out
> commands that would seem to be useful or safe only within scripts. OTOH
> maybe having a syntax prompt is helpful even for experienced people, for
> infrequently-used system setup commands. This file was compiled from the
> commands available in the powerpc installer system, probably there are a few
> others needed for i386 etc.
>
> The busybox commands do have a one-line response for --help already, but
> often times that one line is less than helpful - try cp, mount, and umount
> for example. It would make more sense to dispense with those, or collect any
> really valuable information together into one place people can quickly
> browse thru or search.
>
> --
>
> Chris Tillman
> tillman@azstarnet.com
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