The Wednesday 2004-01-21 at 11:33 -0800, Stephen W wrote:
How do I find out more information on these? When I did man -k resolve.conf
that is what I got.
|fido@nimrodel:~> man -k resolve.conf |resolve.conf: nothing appropriate. |fido@nimrodel:~> man -k resolv.conf |modify_resolvconf (8) - modify /etc/resolv.conf |resolv.conf (5) - resolver configuration file |fido@nimrodel:~> It is resolv.conf, not resolve. You know, computers are not very misgiving on orthography :-p
How do I get more information than being told:
"resolver configuration"
Notice that when I issue the command "apropos resolv" the response is a list of man pages for "further reading". The number in parenthesis is to discriminate when there are several pages with the same name - for example, (1) refers to the program and (2) to the library function. Further reading: "man man".
I figured it had something to do with resolving a configuration (DUH) but until Carlos told me to look in Admin Guide (which starts on about pg 271) I could not learn any more... Is it in the man?
Yes, it is. On man resolv.conf, for starters. Er... the man pages I find arid, difficult to understand: they assume you already know a fair bit. So, the first thing is reading a good book - you know, the kind made with paper properly smeared with ink - so that you can read it a bit before going to sleep: I guarantee that either you forget about sleeping pills, or the sun will smile on you while still reading. :-p Seriously, these things are better read on books than on man pages. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson