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Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

What is the differences between "man" and "info" command

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What is the differences between "man" and "info" command

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Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Hi,

I saw there https://askubuntu.com/questions/9325/what-is-the-difference-between-man-and-info-documentation that info is “better” than man because is outdated. Still right in 2023 ?

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I completely forgot about info.
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  There’s also whatis for short summaries
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    I’ve been using this one pretty often lately

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