Subject: Unix manual ?

From: [email-masked] (Lori Fox)
Date: 18 Dec 1994 17:56:34 GMT

Is there a way to print out the entire on-line manual.  I know that the 
answers to many of my questions about our system should be in the manual 
and that I *ought* to be able to get them by typing "man [confusing 
term], but I often can't locate anything or find what I do locate 
hopelessly confusing.  I think I might do better if I had a hard copy of 
the whole thing available.  Can it be done ?

Thanks (and thanks to all of you who respond to the question of us newbies).

Lori

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From: [email-masked] (Alan Cockerill)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 94 04:21:46 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
>the whole thing available.  Can it be done ?

Sadly, Lori, a hard copy of crap is still crap.  I've found the UNIX man 
only of value when you already know what you're doing but can't remember 
syntax, switches, etc.

If you really want to learn more about UNIX the best thing is to borrow 
or buy an introductory book.  Good luck.
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