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Old 10-11-2008, 04:54 PM   #1
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/usr/local/women man pages not working


I'm not gay so I put man pages there pls help thx
 
Old 10-11-2008, 06:03 PM   #2
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Man pages, when perused periodically, will turn even the weak script kiddie into a real, powerful man.

Don't be afraid of the man pages, and leave them in /usr/share/man.
 
Old 10-11-2008, 06:09 PM   #3
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I would not recommend changing the man path, as it will confuse some program installers, so they might put the man pages in the wrong place.
The irony gets thick here folks, in the man man page it mentions the file:
/etc/manpath.config
That is where you can change where man looks for the man page files.

Real men leave them in /usr/share/man, though.

Last edited by chadl; 10-11-2008 at 06:18 PM.
 
Old 10-11-2008, 10:57 PM   #4
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Can I just point out 'man' in this context is short for manual (as in text book, not 'by hand').
It has NOTHING to do with your (or anyone else's orientation).
Just put them back/rename to the orig name or you'll break the man pages system.

Sheesh...
 
Old 10-12-2008, 03:35 AM   #5
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I was expecting a reference to the woman(1) man page!

/usr/share/man/man1/woman.1.gz:
Code:
.TH woman 1
.SH NAME
woman \- a complex living organism
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B woman
[ talk | shop ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
As yet no\-one has managed to successfully document all the rules of interacting with this organism.  It appears that as soon as
.I woman
believes that the rules are known, they change the rules.
.PP
Many poets have attempted to reduce this tendancy by waxing lyrical
Of course there are many other versions of what should go into this man page, no doubt all wrong
 
Old 10-12-2008, 05:13 AM   #6
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Perhaps he means WoMan mode in Emacs?

http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs-en/WoMan#WomanMode


Last edited by brianL; 10-12-2008 at 05:18 AM.
 
Old 10-12-2008, 05:27 AM   #7
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This is one of the strangest and stupidest posts I've seen on linuxquestions, it makes absolutely no sense to me. I think the OP is a troll.
 
Old 10-12-2008, 06:34 AM   #8
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Probably forgot to take his medication.
 
Old 10-12-2008, 07:58 AM   #9
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I'm sure it is simply a joke.

Here's a tip for the feminazis:

MANPATH=$MANPATH:/usr/share/local/woman/

Last edited by jschiwal; 10-12-2008 at 08:00 AM.
 
Old 10-12-2008, 08:59 AM   #10
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I would not recommend changing the man path, as it will confuse some program installers, so they might put the man pages in the wrong place.
The irony gets thick here folks, in the man man page it mentions the file:
/etc/manpath.config
That is where you can change where man looks for the man page files.

Real men leave them in /usr/share/man, though.
hi im confused alot

Last login: Sun Oct 12 09:57:20 on ttys000
helpmelinus:~ help$ open /etc/manpath.config
The file /etc/manpath.config does not exist.
helpmelinus:~ help$ opensaysme /etc/manpath.config
-bash: opensaysme: command not found
helpmelinus:~ help$ open /etc/womenpath.config
The file /etc/womenpath.config does not exist.
helpmelinus:~ help$ opensaysme /etc/womenpath.config
-bash: opensaysme: command not found
helpmelinus:~ help$

help me plz thx and know im not a troll
 
Old 10-12-2008, 09:30 AM   #11
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A joke is only funny the first time. Having womenpages instead of manpages is absurd which is what made it funny in the first place.
 
Old 10-12-2008, 10:50 AM   #12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Helpmelinus View Post
hi im confused alot

Last login: Sun Oct 12 09:57:20 on ttys000
helpmelinus:~ help$ open /etc/manpath.config
The file /etc/manpath.config does not exist.
helpmelinus:~ help$ opensaysme /etc/manpath.config
-bash: opensaysme: command not found
helpmelinus:~ help$ open /etc/womenpath.config
The file /etc/womenpath.config does not exist.
helpmelinus:~ help$ opensaysme /etc/womenpath.config
-bash: opensaysme: command not found
helpmelinus:~ help$

help me plz thx and know im not a troll
LOL

I can't stop laughing at this. It's hilarious.

As others have pointed out, leave it as MAN. And MAN stands for MANUAL. What would WOMAN stand for?

This is the greatest post of all time, by the way. You just made my day.

And jschiwal, in this case, it's even funnier the second time. And every time after. Because then it's just a little more convincing that he's serious about doing it.
 
Old 10-14-2008, 05:48 AM   #13
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I've moved this to the General forum. I am also baffled by what the OP is trying to achieve. Manual pages have nothing to do with sexual orientation, so its probably a good idea to leave them in their original location.
 
Old 10-14-2008, 12:15 PM   #14
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Uh oh. I hear bashyow coming...
 
Old 10-14-2008, 12:19 PM   #15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Helpmelinus View Post
hi im confused alot

Last login: Sun Oct 12 09:57:20 on ttys000
helpmelinus:~ help$ open /etc/manpath.config
The file /etc/manpath.config does not exist.
helpmelinus:~ help$ opensaysme /etc/manpath.config
-bash: opensaysme: command not found
helpmelinus:~ help$ open /etc/womenpath.config
The file /etc/womenpath.config does not exist.
helpmelinus:~ help$ opensaysme /etc/womenpath.config
-bash: opensaysme: command not found
helpmelinus:~ help$

help me plz thx and know im not a troll
Sheesh. Everyone knows how you handle this one. Here you are issuing commands and you should know better.

Instead try this:

helpmelinus:~help$: please_baby -o flowers -o jewelry -m on_knees /etc/woman
 
  


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