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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Covers meaning of chapters and sections, whatis, whereis, and man -k.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Swiper, no swiping!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

For me, setting up colored man pages is essential. I was hoping to see that in this article, because my methods aren't ideal.

I'm either holding most back a couple versions, using a personal version of gentoos man pager that relies on texinfo and breaks on fedora, or using vim which is not my favorite.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Very useful article.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Wow. Understanding GNU's man page?