On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 06:41:59AM +0000, Joao Pedro Clemente wrote: > > AS I've seen some of these files after installing some packages, as since > they are not unpacked by apt-get, I am wondering if there isn't a "smart" > way of reading this instead of unpacking first... > > I wonder if, for instance, "less" could automatically unpack it for > showing it (Is that what that "mime-handler" stuff that appears apter > apt-getting less is for?) > > Or it's supose to have such files in our disk untill we eventually need > them, and then unpack them forever? > The stuff under /usr/share/doc is frequently left gzipped to save disk space. My usual approach is to use lynx to browse those directories as it automatically handles .gz files and provides a convenient means of navigation. As a bonus, if the package has html documentation you are ready to browse it without starting another program.
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