Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:18:27 +1000 From: MJ <mafsys1234@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Where is the info viewer? Message-ID: <10971217-3072-cfee-785d-3748e9879a2f@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20190911041439.9ba45e18.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20190910070033.GA29721@admin.sibptus.ru> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1909102030500.59741@fledge.watson.org> <20190911041439.9ba45e18.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 11/09/2019 12:14 pm, Polytropon wrote:[snip] > It's like how tools like dig and bind disappeared from the base system. > They are now in ports and can be installed optionally. However, if a > documentation file is still part of the OS, and installed along with > the tools comprising the OS, the corresponding reader (!) should also > be part of the OS. Or at least a placeholder, which could be a script > that simply echo "This tool is no longer part of FreeBSD, please install > this or that.", exit 0. :-) Yes, it's rather like omitting man and still providing man pages. Having said that I haven't looked at info files for years.
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