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|    dxmm@albury.nospam.net.au to Jim Beard    |
|    Re: Linux equivelant of "Del *.*"    |
|    24 Mar 13 00:08:35    |
      From: Daniel47@teranews.com              Jim Beard wrote:       > On 03/16/2013 12:00 PM, Maurice Batey wrote:       >> On Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:37:09 +0000, unruh wrote:       >>       >>> man rm is very straightforward (compared to some man pages). It       >>> simply lists the options.       >>       >> I think what Daniel's problem is that 'man xx' (as you say) usually       >> "simply lists the options", as opposed to explaining how the thing works.       >>       >> What's really needed for nubies to 'xx' is 'tutorial xx'....       >       > That is available in this case, and with appropriate substitution of the       > command name for most common commands, as       >       > info rm       >       > Cheers!       >       > jim b.              info info might get me going, thanks, Jim.              Daniel              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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