hello, > On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM Marc Chantreux <mc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Well … if textinfo is important, then why not just write in textinfo > > which is also a rich documentation format? > > That could be an option, but requires extra software to generate man > pages, and a large part of the reason for using yodl was to structure > the man pages somewhat differently than the info pages. I have not > tried any of the info to man formatting tools. to be tested: https://mandoc.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc/ > > > * lot of people just don't use info > > * most just don't know it exists > > * the ergonomy of the info command is terrible > > * info is pleasant just for people who installed emacs or vim plugins. > > Subjective opinions. based on 20+ of teaching, mentoring and community support. > Although zsh is not GNU, it's typically packaged with GNU-based systems. no reason to use the whole GNU thing. info is just another way to read the doc (obviously confortable for emacs users). -- Marc Chantreux Pôle CESAR (Calcul et services avancés à la recherche) Université de Strasbourg 14 rue René Descartes, BP 80010, 67084 STRASBOURG CEDEX 03.68.85.60.79
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