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Idea
#6805: Documentation: Make manpages findable through help
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Written by steve196 the 10 Apr 08 at 20:22.
Category: Others.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
There should be a way, to find the names (and manpages) of all configuration files and command line tools related to a particular topic (usb, networking, drives, x.org, file operations, permissions, whatever) from inside the normal help system.
edit: "all" means all, that are part of the standard setup.
edit2: As one reply to this already pointed out, you can find manpages in help. The problem with this is, you have to know the name of the program or file. You should be able to find them by topic.
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Auzy wrote on the 11 Apr 08 at 01:35
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Good idea. Better Integration is always a good thing
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bikeboy wrote on the 11 Apr 08 at 03:29
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The manuals are already there through help. Two ways to get them...
1) System > Help and Support
Search for a program:
eg. 'axorg'
Results:
'xorg manual page'
'xorg.conf manual page'
2) System > Help and Support
Search for a manual :
eg. 'man xorg.conf'
Takes you straight there
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steve196 wrote on the 11 Apr 08 at 03:39
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@bikeboy: That is missing the point.
If you know the name of the program or config file, you can already get documentation easily. The point is removing the need to know the name beforehand.
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Eldmannen wrote on the 11 Apr 08 at 14:45
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Good idea.
Also be able to display man pages in a non-text interface.
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arkanis wrote on the 11 Apr 08 at 14:50
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Maybe a kind of simple table of context would already help. Categorize applications and their man pages or documentation (like in the Add/Remove programm) would be a first step. This table of context could also be used for search request.
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andruk wrote on the 11 Sep 08 at 03:52
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Agreed with someonestolemyname.
+1
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