* Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> [11-20-12 10:39]:
On 2012-11-20 10:13 (GMT-0500) Anton Aylward composed: ...
And all to often the answer really is RTFM. The simple answer is that the OP didn't pay attention to what was in the MAN page
I can pay all the attention I want and still not understand. My brain more often than not requires example to bring understanding, meaning or context to terse text. Most man page readings for me are utter failures. I'm sure I'm hardly the only one whose brain is like this.
... or the on-line examples.
Hard to do when the problem is broken GUI. What's needed is a howto command, something to find on disk or construct practical examples based on what's in the man page.
but there is always: w3m google.com/search?q=howto:+ls or w3m google.com/search?q=man+ls+example and, while I am aprtial to w3m, you can substitute for w3m: lynx links elinks and probably some others.... -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org