So true. Like I love the idea of man pages but they just refuse to explain anything like a human being. It is always something like:
--load
load left right through or against, optional speckfork if needed
I'm always confused on the basic syntax of how I even use the option (do I type "l" for left or "L" or "left" and how do I even add "speckfork" to it?), if it's important, and what your weird convention even means. It all feels like it was just done as a formality without any care for if it makes any sense or not. The worst part is that you are always afraid to try stuff out due to the numerous seemingly innocuous Linux commands that can wreck something important on your system when used with the wrong option.
Discussion of: Opinion: Man Pages are Bad
So true. Like I love the idea of man pages but they just refuse to explain anything like a human being. It is always something like:
--load
load left right through or against, optional speckfork if needed
I'm always confused on the basic syntax of how I even use the option (do I type "l" for left or "L" or "left" and how do I even add "speckfork" to it?), if it's important, and what your weird convention even means. It all feels like it was just done as a formality without any care for if it makes any sense or not. The worst part is that you are always afraid to try stuff out due to the numerous seemingly innocuous Linux commands that can wreck something important on your system when used with the wrong option.