From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from relay3.softcomca.com ([168.144.1.70]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AeqEb-0001Jt-00 for ; Fri, 09 Jan 2004 01:35:05 -0500 Received: from M2W048.mail2web.com ([168.144.251.155]) by relay3.softcomca.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Fri, 9 Jan 2004 01:34:33 -0500 Message-ID: <184670-2200415963433901@M2W048.mail2web.com> X-Priority: 3 X-Originating-IP: 68.37.217.154 X-URL: http://mail2web.com/ From: "igueths@comcast.net" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 01:34:33 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jan 2004 06:34:33.0842 (UTC) FILETIME=[A4F59D20:01C3D67A] Subject: RE: howtoo's X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: igueths@comcast.net, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 06:35:05 -0000 The man info and apropos commands should prove useful to you=2E If you ned= docs on a particular program, type man i=2Ee=2E, man fetchmail t= o get the man page for fetchmail=2E You can do the same with info=2E The apropos= command allows you to search for a particular string within the documentation=2E For example, apropos fetchmail=2E That would most likely display the fetchmail man page=2E Good luck=2E Original Message: ----------------- From: Tracy Son sonkt@iglou=2Ecom Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 00:24:16 -0600 To: speakup@braille=2Euwo=2Eca Subject: howtoo's Hello=2E I have a question about some of the documentation that comes with the redh= at linux=2E Are there help files for most of the programs that come in a particular install of linux packages such as redhat? Mostly I am concerned about documentations for the fetchmale program and t= he web browser=2E I know some of the how toos found on the page whair all the how toos are found, can some times be overwhelming to read and alot of the how too's so= me times assume you know sumthing about the system your working with and it basicly leaves me in the dark when reading through them=2E I know some time back on the acb radio sight, a gentleman by the name of M= at Campbell did a seerys on a look at linux and listening to his demonstratio= ns was a pleasure and I was able to understand them for the most part, with n= o trouble=2E I think it would help if some one would do a cassette tape course on some = of these releases of linux=2E How to install and how to configure male and some of the admenestrative stuff in plane language whair the begginer could understand what was going= on=2E I hope that some of the documentation that comes with redhat is easyer to get through than some of these how toos=2E Tracy Son=2E _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille=2Euwo=2Eca http://speech=2Ebraille=2Euwo=2Eca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E