Re: what are the "standard" programming tools available in Debian?
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On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Kristopher Johnson wrote:
> Seth R Arnold wrote:
> > Venu, you speak the truth, the info pages are full of information, but
> > honestly (and no offense to RMS) -- info isn't the easiest program in the
> > world to master. I *do* wish info had vi-bindings. Maybe it is just me, but
> > the vi bindings seem very intuitive after only a few years. :) Anything else
> > just seems silly. Since I never use it (feels wierd, like speaking russian)
> > I never think of it.
>
> You might try info2www, which converts info to http for viewing
> in a web browser.
There's also pinfo, which has more or less lynx-like bindings. The only
problem is that sometimes it can't find the target if it's buried deep;
"pinfo ls" for example fails.
My gripe with info is that it never seems to tell what i need, it just
tells everything else under the sun. But that's a writing issue...
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