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Re: [LUG] printing man pages



On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 08:36:24 +0000, jon davey wrote:
> > Btw, I don't see how printing off man pages is going to be good reading.
> > I can print for free, and the only pieces of paper found on my desk is a
> > notepad with some pencil scribblings.
> > -Kai
> Oh....something about the way my brain has been trained finds it easier to, 
> when I need to read a scentance and copy it, read from paper unfortunatly.
>      Is that what you meant or is there a better way of learning commands than 
> the man pages altogher?.

My point is this. Read a man page, and scribble seemingly useful
switches on paper. It is a learning technique. Printing out man pages
won't help you learn as much.

Regards,
-Kai Hendry

p.s. Make you realname "Jon Davey" not "jon davey" :)


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