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Re: [LUG] printing man pages



On Monday 10 Mar 2003 10:01 am, Kai Hendry wrote:
> 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" :)
I see what you mean.....cheers
Jon Davey

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