Any reference on /etc/network/*
Charlie Kravetz
cjk at teamcharliesangels.com
Tue Aug 12 23:34:22 UTC 2008
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:00:52 -0400
"Brian McKee" <brian.mckee at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Chris Mohler <cr33dog at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Brian McKee <brian.mckee at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 11:23 AM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>> An easy way to view the man pages is to simply us F1 (System|Help...) -
> >>> or from the terminal: yelp
> >>>
> >>> When help comes up: Advanced Topics|Terminal Commands...|Configuration
> >>> Files|Interfaces etc.
> >>
> >> Thats the easy way ?
> >>
> >> If you're running Gnome, hit Alt-F2 to bring up the run box, then type
> >> man:interfaces
> >> Don't forget the colon.
> >> It'll get you to exactly the same place NoOp is sending you, without
> >> using the rat-tailed clicking thingy....
> >
> > Odd - typing 'man:interfaces' into the 'Run' box gives me this:
> > The requested URI "man:///interfaces" is invalid
>
> Well I'll be durned.
>
> You know, I do test these things. And I did this time too. And it
> works exactly the way I described, using Debian testing.... :-(
>
> But I swear I've done that in Ubuntu before too! Does anybody have a
> gutsy box handy to try it on? Maybe behaviour changed?
>
> Brian
>
You're right!
I'll confirm that man:interfaces on Gutsy brought up yelp without
having to type "yelp". Must be a change in Hardy?
Good luck,
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