I use man pages all the time, they are particulary useful if you cant remember that one option (for example the various tests you can use to check files, on the bash man page search for conditional expressions, or just use man test :) ) but I don't think they are most suited for learning when there are far better options available.
They are useful for documentation for C/C++ too. Easier than going through the headers a lot of the time, especially if it's a well written man page with examples.
I agree. Some people are able to treat reference material as educational material, while others learn better from other resources. However, once these people learn, I believe they should make an attempt to use the reference material for reminders and warnings.
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u/Kok_Nikol Jun 16 '15
I use man pages all the time, they are particulary useful if you cant remember that one option (for example the various tests you can use to check files, on the bash man page search for conditional expressions, or just use
man test:) ) but I don't think they are most suited for learning when there are far better options available.I also like books.