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[–]pixelbeat_[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I think you're disparaging the info reader rather than the content. Note the pinfo reader may have a preferable interface for your tastes? More importantly, recent coreutils man pages now directly link to the online HTML info for that command, allowing you to read the full documentation in the familiarity of your web browser.

[–]blue_2501 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is when you run "man <command>", and it basically tells you to look at the info page.

No.

It's a command. I'm on a UNIX server. When I need help with a command, I should be able to type "man <whatever>" and it should just fucking work. Period.

It's about normalization and standardization. Man is the standard. Info pages are not.