16 Nov
2018
16 Nov
'18
6:32 a.m.
On Thu, 15 Nov 2018, Larry McVoy wrote:
How good is good enough: documentation
Looking at Sun man pages versus Linux man pages is like looking at a Van
Gogh or Monet after studying the work of the high school football player
taking art as an "easy" elective.
Amy Graf, BitMover
The Unix manpage format is the epitome of perfection; they tell you
everything you need to know, and in the right order. Frequently I cannot
recall a particular flag (but I know what it does), and it's right there
at the start.
-- Dave