>While I agree that it would help if many (sometimes myself included) would
>RTFM, there can be some problems with that. First, it may not be apparent
>to the individual asking what manual they should read to find information
>regarding their problem. I agree for many items this is normally just "man
>command" or "info command" where command is what you are having problems
>with. However that brings us to the second problem. I've looked at the man
>page for su and I have to tell you, I for one would not have completely
>understood that "su -" would get me the environment of the individual. Now,
>looking at the man page with the knowledge that it does do that, I can see
>their intent.
Since you were quoting me in regard to the RTFM, you'll notice that I DID
answer the question, before saying to RTFM.
It might also help if the person asking for help would indicate that the
man page for the command wqas read, but the info was not seen.
I know, it is hard to get everyone to know to read first and then ask, or
to say that they read and didn't see the answer to the question.
Otherwise, some of us get the impression that the question was asked without
even attempting to read any manual pages, etc.
MB
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