From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net   
      
   In article ,   
   bill   wrote:   
   >On 12/8/2025 9:12 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:   
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   >> 6) Nothing matching "man -k" in the DCL HELP facility.   
   >   
   >Problems with a lot of what you said, but this one sticks out the most.   
   >   
   >DCL is the equivalent of a Unix Shell.  "man -k" has absolutely   
   >nothing to do with a Unix Shell.  It's a standalone utility that   
   >searches the man files for keywords.  One could always write an   
   >equivalent for VMS HELP if anyone really cared.  Heck, you could   
   >even call it "man" and give it a "k" option.  :-)   
      
   Agreed.  Simon, much on your list was complaints about the   
   overall interactive VMS environment, not so much about DCL.   
   E.g., comparing `SEARCH` and `grep` is fine, but drawing   
   conclusions about DCL as a result does not follow.   
      
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