Add a section called "Using online NetBSD documentation" from
Scott Reynolds <scottr@plexus.com> (PR #974), with the intent of making it easier for new-comers to UN*X go get up-to-speed.
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@ -229,6 +229,47 @@ Upgrading a previously-installed NetBSD System:
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#include "upgrade"
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Using online NetBSD documentation
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----- ------ ------ -------------
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Documentation is available if you first install the "man10"
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distribution set. Traditionally, the UN*X "man pages" (documentation)
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are denoted by 'name(section)'. Some examples of this are
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intro(1),
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man(1),
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apropros(1),
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passwd(1), and
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passwd(5).
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The section numbers group the topics into several categories, but three
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are of primary interest: user commands are in section 1, file formats
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are in section 5, and administrative information is in section 8.
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The 'man' command is used to view the documentation on a topic, and is
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started by entering 'man [section] topic'. The brackets [] around the
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section should not be entered, but rather indicate that the section is
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optional. If you don't ask for a particular section, the topic with the
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least-numbered section name will be displayed. For instance, after
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logging in, enter
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man passwd
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to read the documentation for passwd(1). To view the documentation for
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passwd(5), enter
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man 5 passwd
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instead.
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If you are unsure of what man page you are looking for, enter
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apropos subject-word
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where "subject-word" is your topic of interest; a list of possibly
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related man pages will be displayed.
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Administrivia:
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-------------
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