Re: gzipped readmes in /usr/doc/*
On Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 03:07:19PM +1000, Russ Pitman wrote:
>
> Try using mc <midnight commander> . Just select the file and hit 'F3'.
>
> On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 09:25:25PM -0700, S. Champ wrote:
> > hi.
> >
> > i'm seeing a lot of README.*.gz in /usr/doc/*
> >
> > the question:
> >
> > what is the command to read these README documents, without having to first use
> > a command to un-gzip the same?
I believe that either dwww or dhelp allows access to these via a web browser.
(It's been a while since I tried it.)
The other suggestions for various file viewers are good too. I think I'd have
to say that midnight commander is my choice. It is a very useful utility.
--
Stuart Krivis
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