From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id a9c59642 for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 22:35:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 731CF9BFE2; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:58 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D15894794; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:53 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 63EF994794; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:51 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta18p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta18p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.82]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4E9399478D for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep18p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20190916223547.BLME18473.viclafep18p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:47 +1000 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedufedrudeggddufecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfupfevtfgpvffgnffuvffttedpqfgfvfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecugedttdenucenucfjughrpeffhffvufgjkfhffgggtgesmhdttdertderjeenucfhrhhomhepffgrvhgvucfjohhrshhfrghllhcuoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqeenucffohhmrghinhepphgvrhhlthhuthhorhhirghlrdhorhhgnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecurfgrrhgrmhephhgvlhhopegrnhgvuhhrihhnrdhhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefpdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqecuuefqffgjpeekuefkvffokffogfdprhgtphhtthhopeeothhuhhhssehtuhhhshdrohhrgheqnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptd X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.335) id 5D48A28707644DDE for tuhs@tuhs.org; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:47 +1000 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x8GMZkFb045858 for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:46 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id x8GMZkn7045855 for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:46 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:35:46 +1000 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20190913221345.GA16129@minnie.tuhs.org> <20190914020240.GO2046@mcvoy.com> <20190914024433.GA19193@minnie.tuhs.org> <2e84c4d0-5239-b223-856d-00aacf8d3028@andrewnesbit.org> <201909150654.x8F6sChG021185@freefriends.org> <201909160552.x8G5qBYK025195@freefriends.org> <20190916145122.GH2046@mcvoy.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="1483753691-1626507589-1568673346=:18105" Subject: Re: [TUHS] earliest Unix roff X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --1483753691-1626507589-1568673346=:18105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Mon, 16 Sep 2019, Clem Cole wrote: > > If you have something like perl that needs a zillion sub pages, > > info makes sense.  For just a man page, info is horrible. > > I'm not even sure, I like that, to be honest. I'm 'old school' enough to > rather use a book from ORA or the like.  Or use www.perltutorial.org which is a good resource; I often get stuck on the finer points of Perl, such as the OO stuff. -- Dave --1483753691-1626507589-1568673346=:18105--