[Leaplist] Learning Linux

[patrick]

Aaron Morrison wrote:
> xman is a graphical man pages viewer.  A lot of the newer file browsers
> support the man: syntax.  For example, if you wanted to see the man
> pages for vi, enter "man:vi" in the browser address line.
> 
> You may not need xman.
> 
> As for the editors, what editors does he talk about?  cuz there are
> usually a bunch of them pre-installed.
> 
> --am
> 
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> On 15 Dec 2007, at 05:27, Ram K. Singh wrote:
> 
>> At this ripe old age I have a desire to learn Linux,  so I got a book
>> "Practical Guide to Linux" by Mark Sobell. Now none of the editors he
>> talks about are on my computer nor can it pull manual he called xman.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong, fellows?
>>
>> Ram
>> ___


Lets remember that if VIM is what flavor of VI is installed on your
Linux system, then the man VI will come back empty... it will say that
the VI page doesn't exist.