In article <[log in to unmask]>,, Jeff Kell (aka
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>For the unix virgins reading the above, unix 'man' <-> MPE ':help', but even
>worse.  You have to know what you're looking for ahead of time, there's no
>index, or table of contents, or subtopics, or otherwise.  (OK, yeah, there
>is the whatis file...)
 
To make things worse, once you find the man page you are looking for, often
it is just a copied version of a UNIX version, and there is sometimes a
disclaimer to the effect that the MPE/iX implementation may vary from these
specifications. And UNIX man pages are notorious for lying to you in any case.
 
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Mark Landin
System Manager
Superstar Satellite Entertainment
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