Julia EvansDec 19, 2023

this guidance on man pages for the GNU project is wild https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Man-Pages.html

(they seem to think everyone should use info pages instead, which I personally have never used despite having used GNU tools for 20 years)

Man Pages (GNU Coding Standards)

Man Pages (GNU Coding Standards)

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Hey, GNU: If @b0rk (!!!) says she has never used an info page, it's time to give up the fight, and consolidate on man pages.
Dec 19, 2023 at 4:23pmWeb