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- From: patbob@sequent.com (Patrick White)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
- Subject: Re: Calling man for 'two-word' subjects?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.191422.3149@sequent.com>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 19:14:22 GMT
- Article-I.D.: sequent.1992Dec14.191422.3149
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- In article <3386348@lith.UUCP> kestas@lith.UUCP (Kestutis Sliupas) writes:
- >Hi:
- > I was wondering how to access man articles for 'two-
- >worded' subjects; ie 'modem control'? I can't find it in the manual,
- >man modemcontrol, man modem-control and man modem_control all fail.
- >Suggestions?
-
- You almost got it in this posting :-)
-
- use:
- man "modem control"
-
- Be sure to put capitals where they do, and use the same number of spaces
- in the same places in the word. A bit clumsy but works.
-
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- Pat White (patbob@sequent.com, work: (503) 578-3463)
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