Re: Documentation wrapper
On 11/05/2006 08:50 AM, Dani wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there any console tool that allows the user to access easily to the
> documentation of any package? For example, if I am working with
> python-matplotlib (a matlab-like python plotting system) and I want to
> read its main documentation, already installed in my box (package:
> python-matplotlib-doc), is it possible to do something like
>
> $ helpwrapper matplotlib
>
> to start viewing the contents of
> /usr/share/doc/python-matplotlib-doc/index.html?
>
> The wrapper should launch the appropriate viewer depending on the
> format of the documentation (a browser for docs in .html, xpdf for
> docs in PDF, etc.)
>
> For those who work with tetex, note that I am asking for something
> very similar to the command 'texdoc', which searches for the name
> provided as argument in the TeX tree and shows its documentation with
> the suitable viewer:
>
> $ texdoc booktabs
>
> my apologies if this question has already been raised before.
>
> Thanks a lot for your attention,
>
> dani
Do search the list archives; for example this recent thread may help:
Good reader for /usr/share/doc/ and/or man pages ?
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2006/10/msg02929.html
Regards,
Ralph
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