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Who else hopes Wheezy doesn't go stable until...

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Re: Who else hopes Wheezy doesn't go stable until...

#16 Post by nadir »

korilius wrote: browser search to favorite site with example and done
"man abcde" to open a man page, then:
if "update-alternatives --config editor" is still default, nano, use ^W and enter "example"
if set to vim use ESC ; / ; and enter "example"
Doesn't work always, but often (Usually the examples are at the bottom of the text, so scrolling to end, ESC; G ; will often work too. )
If one knows what exactly one wants (say i only want to download a package without installing it) and if there are no "examples", one can go for other and better search terms, sure.
In a better way simply posting: "/example" would be sufficient to make the point clear.

Iow: It is worth to try that.

Strange enough the according man-page is not set to [Solved], as far i can tell. Works anyway. Weird, isn't it?

But if that was the point, then yes, some man pages are just crazy.

PS: wait, do man-pages open with editor or pager ? If pager .... oh my .... all for no nothing. Just /example and done.
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Re: Who else hopes Wheezy doesn't go stable until...

#17 Post by korilius »

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:/# apt-get install nadir-translator
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package nadir-translator
[/i]

OK, I'm sorta of kidding. I get what you're saying.

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Re: Who else hopes Wheezy doesn't go stable until...

#18 Post by nadir »

Try

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apt-get install ding
Else i offer webinars, each for 299 $ (which is rather cheap).

K, slightly more clear:
I don't read full man pages.
I use regular expression to look for the part i am interested it.
Often i go straight for "example" as a regex.

The second sentence is probably a bit too long. Mhhh...

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Nix full.
Only regex.
Often "example".
Good?
Now teach me how to speak like this:
korilius wrote: But if you just want to get something done quickly and move on, browser search to favorite site with example and done.
Pure Oxford.
"I am not fine with it, so there is nothing for me to do but stand aside." M.D.

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