Re: Finding pertinent inforation on WEB

[Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Andrei POPESCU
<andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Ma, 19 nov 13, 17:17:45, Tom H wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> If needing to read a "man page", http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi
>>> exists.
>>> Is there an equivalent site to retrieve what would be displayed by the info
>>> command.
>>
>> You shouldn't need the info pages because it's a bug for a Debian
>> executable not to have a man page.
>>
>> So, for example, "man grub-install" works on a Debian box but doesn't
>> on a box running another distribution.
>
> From grep(1):
>
>    TeXinfo Documentation
>        The  full  documentation  for grep is maintained as a TeXinfo
>        manual, which you can read at
>        http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/.  If the
>        info and grep programs are properly installed at your site, the command
>
>               info grep
>
>        should give you access to the complete manual.
>
> NOTES
>        This man page is maintained only fitfully; the full documentation
>        is often more up-to-date.

Thanks. I've never noticed this before. IMO, grep's violating the
spirit of Debian's policy. Whether it's violating the letter of
Debian's policy open to interpretation...