From: j DOT aldrich6 AT genie DOT com
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Date: Sat, 22 Jun 96 02:41:00 UTC 0000
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Subject: Re: Man

Reply to message 2699679    from MOHAN AT STEALTH on 06/20/96 11:59PM


>I think the unix version of the man command should be ported into DOS.

Who'd want to convert the manpages?

>Right now, it doesn't look like there is a DOS equivalent of the man
>command.

Do you mean in general or just for DJGPP?  Why port Unix man when there's
nothing to port it for?

>The man command is also very easy to use.

So is the info browser that comes with DJGPP.

>All you need to do is type
>
>man function

All you need to do is type

info libc alpha function

>and you get a full syntax description of function.

Exactly.  Plus cross-referencing, and the ability to look up any other function
immediately w/o having to exit and retype the command.

>Very easy.

Write a batch file called man.bat:

@echo off
info libc alpha %1

Very easy.

>Please consider it.

We have.

John