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From: allen@grebyn.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Request from CBM for Improvements
Summary: A Very Cheap MAN:
Message-ID: <19485@grebyn.com>
Date: 22 Mar 90 00:18:13 GMT
Sender: allen@grebyn.com
Organization: ERGOSoft (TM) Products, Fairfax, VA 22033
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In response of to plethora of references:

It seems as if there is a desire for somewhat of a 'man' command.  I use
a solution which appeared in AmigaWorld some time ago.  It works quite
well and probably could be adapted to work with a floppy system.

Step 1. -- Create a place for all the doc/help/man files.  This could
           be a directory on the HD or a single floppy.  Call this
           directory/disk MAN:.  Now copy all your documentation files
           to the MAN: directory/disk changing the extention to .man
           in the process.


Step 2. -- Copy the very useful PD utility 'more' to your c: directory.
           In fact, you can put it anywhere the path will reach, I use
           a /bin directory for all non-1.3 binaries.


Step 3. -- This is the critical step.  Add to your shell-startup or
           startup-sequence file the following line:

              alias man more MAN:[].man

           If you're using the HD method you need to add:

              assign MAN: YourDevice:YourPath/YourDirectory


Step 4. -- Reboot the machine.  You now should be able type:
      
              man foo

           and have more invoked on the foo.man file.  In UNIX systems,
           the man command launches a more-like interface.  It may even
           be more with the appropriate file piped in.

This method works very nicely, I use all the time.  It only takes 11284
bytes on the workbench disk and you will be prompted for the MAN: disk
if you're using floppies.

So much for my two-cents.

  --Allen