[SLE] Info vs. Man -- Konqueror to the Rescue!

From: Randall R Schulz (rschulz_at_sonic.net)
Date: 02/16/05

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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:11:14 -0800

    Hi,

    I wanted to share with the list a "discovery" I made recently. As some
    may already know but I only just learned, the list of protocols /
    schemes (as in the label preceding the ':' in an address entered in the
    Konqueror location bar) is not only extensible, but quite extensive.

    In particular, there's a scheme for displaying "info" files.

    Those who routinely resort to the "man" command (often following the use
    of the "apropos" or "man -k" command) will often find themselves
    remanded to the info entry for complete documentation.

    Furthermore, those who, like me, dislike the "info" program as a viewer
    for info files may be pleased to know that Konqueror has a protocol
    specifically for presenting info files. It presents info files in a
    form far more accessible than the info command itself. You can think of
    it as being an HTML conversion of a command's info files.

    (At this point, I'll shamefacedly admit that until just today, when I
    decided to check out its info entry, I was laboring under the
    assumption, reinforced by the limited information included in its man
    page, that the Gnu "sed" command did not support extended regular
    expressions. Oh, how hard I've made my life by not looking into this
    much sooner!)

    To see the complete list of Konqueror protocols configured for your
    system, run "kinfocenter" and select the "protocols" category. Some of
    the protocols include a documentation string that explains their use.
    If there's a KDE Menu entry for this, I don't know what it is. If
    someone out there does, please enlighten me.

    Randall Schulz 

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