On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 11:19:46AM +0800, Michael Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > OS's API is what I would need mainly. > > manpages are good, but it would be better if there is a well organized > documents. > > For example, when I want to investigate some issues on regular expression, > in Perl, I can use "perldoc -q reg", in Java, I can search the class name > with the keyword, in Qt, I can check the classes related to regular > expression within "assistant" doc. > > With manual pages, it seems that I have to know the exact name which exists > in manuals, like "man std::iostream", to get the related manuals, but will > not if the name is wrong.
For stuff in the standard C library, the Info documentation is nice when you need more detail than the manpages provide. IME, the info pages are also more reliable. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
