Re: Where do you RTFM ?
dman <dsh8290@rit.edu> writes:
> On Mon, Dec 24, 2001 at 06:37:25PM +0100, Martin Emrich wrote:
> | Hi All !
> |
> | When newbies ask something, they are often asked to RTFM...
> |
> | But where do I find the Information ? Very often, neiter #man foo nor
> | the contents of the /usr/doc/foo are very helpful. Where is aditional
> | documentation usually installed ? Or do you know a good
> | "getting-documentation-howto" ? (maybe even something in german.. would
> | be nice)
>
> Sometimes a manpage is good. Sometimes /usr/share/doc/<foo>.
> Sometimes install foo-doc package to get the documentation.
And sometimes the package just has poor documentation. Some packages
just have the upstream documentation thrown in /usr/share/doc/, which
often conflicts with the actual Debian-specific configuration of the
package. It's frustrating, and there's not much you can do other than
ask around or read the source.
> If you can't find the F{ine} Manual for a given piece of software or
> task then just ask. It usually helps to mention where you have
> already looked too.
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Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
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