On Wed, 01 Aug 2001 20:35:45 Peter Hicks wrote: > At 03:12 AM 08/02/2001 +0100, Brett Parker wrote: > >On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 08:59:21PM -0500, d wrote: > > > LURKER here again, what is used to read the HOWTO files? All of the > > ones I > > > have on my system are ******.gz, I know that means compressed. What to > > use > > > to uncompress? When I used to work on UNIX systems you used a command > > > called "compress" with different switches to do that or to uncompress. > > > > > > As usual one for the road, if those that are NOT a user nor a programmer > > > would put in the "Subject" some thing like what I have installed would > > help > > > MOA find the ones with the 'HOLD MY HAND' instructions and save me and > > I am > > > sure many others much time searching for thingys that could be useful > > to me/us. > > > >cough, suggestion, zless. it'll probably be installed... failing that, > >gzip -dc filename | less > > > >Cheers, > > > >Brett > > or zcat filename.gz | more >
or, if you use gnome, 'gnome-help-browser /usr/share/doc/HOWTO'. Very useable. I've got a panel button for it :) Rich
