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From: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Wanted: Ultrix/Unix HELP command
Message-ID: <228@n8emr.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 12:20:43 EDT
Article-I.D.: n8emr.228
Posted: Mon Aug 24 12:20:43 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 25-Aug-87 05:45:14 EDT
Reply-To: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
Organization: N8EMR's Ham BBS (HBBS), Columbus,Ohio
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Keywords: unix ultrix help software wanted
Summary: looking for a general purpose help facility


A few years ago there was several help commands for unix discussed.  At
the time the system that I was using had a very poor news feed.  Now that
things have somewhat improved, I would like to find out what FREE software
is available to a Ultrix/Unix site for a help command.  What I am wondering
about is a facility which would allow one to add info files for local commands,
and have much pithier and FASTER response than a man command.  Also, some
intelligence would be nice in the software so that folks who have problems
with their terminals misspelling what they type :-) or who have a vague idea
of what they want to do will find some usefulness in the command.

Please let me know WHAT you know about rather than sending me all that
delightful source initially; I do not want to innundate the system .
Thanks!

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Larry W. Virden	 75046,606 (CIS)
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