Cron useage question
Scot L. Harris
webid at cfl.rr.com
Sun Aug 22 03:43:10 UTC 2004
On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 23:30, Gene Heskett wrote:
> It helps a lot Rob, as does another comment you made.
> "data and config files" is 'chapter 5'. My problem is that I don't
> recall ever having seen a document that defines what the various
> manpage 'chapters' as you call them, are supposed to represent.
>
> Where in the manpage info, is this defined so that I might not have to
> ask what is in retrospect a stupid question that really does have an
> answer if only *I* knew *where* to look?
>
There is normally a "see also" section in each man page which lists
other relevant man pages including their section numbers.
I have found that section sometimes more useful than the initial page I
lookup.
apropos is also useful in locating additional man pages that relate to
the topic you are trying to find information on.
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Scot L. Harris <webid at cfl.rr.com>
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