Re: [debian-tetex-maint] Re: Bug#81129: please provide documentation in ps format
barbier@imacs.polytechnique.fr (Denis Barbier) writes:
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> And texdoc does this job too, it is primarily designed to view teTeX
> documentation, so you may type `texdoc array' to see array.dvi.gz from
> anywhere.
>
Seems like this doesn't let one see a file from anywhere:
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[pseelig]~ > locate lshort
/home/pseelig/Literatur/lshort.ps.gz
/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-mongolian.html
/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-english.html
/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-finnish.html
/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-french.html
/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-german.html
/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-polish.html
/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-russian.html
/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-spanish.html
/usr/share/doc/texmf/latex/general/lshort.dvi.gz
[pseelig]~ > texdoc lshort
Can't find documentation for `lshort'
[pseelig]~ > texdoc lshort.dvi
Can't find documentation for `lshort.dvi'
[pseelig]~ > texdoc lshort.dvi.gz
Can't find documentation for `lshort.dvi.gz'
[pseelig]~ > texdoc /usr/share/doc/texmf/latex/general/lshort.dvi
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/latex/general/lshort.dvi'
[pseelig]~ > texdoc `locate lshort.dvi`
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/latex/general/lshort.dvi.gz'
[pseelig]~ > texdoc `locate lshort`
Can't find documentation for `/home/pseelig/Literatur/lshort.ps.gz'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-mongolian.html'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-english.html'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-finnish.html'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-french.html'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-german.html'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-polish.html'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-russian.html'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/lshort-spanish.html'
Can't find documentation for `/usr/share/doc/texmf/latex/general/lshort.dvi.gz'
[pseelig]~ > texdoc /usr/share/doc/texmf/latex/general/lshort
[pseelig]~ >
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The last command *finally* runs xdvi with the wanted file. Not
exactly optimal for clueless users searching for a clue...
Cheers, P. *8^)
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------------ Paul Seelig <pseelig@mail.uni-mainz.de> -------------
African Music Archive - Institute for Ethnology and Africa Studies
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