Re^7: Request for an update to: What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?

[jdporter]

Thank you.

As it turns out, the [man://] shortcut already had the capability to link to FreeBSD pages instead of SuSE Linux, optionally. It also lets you specify which section of the man you want (e.g. time(3) rather than time(1)). You can even specify which version of the man you want, if you don't want the default (which currently is 11.2 for SuSE, 8.0 9.2 for FreeBSD).

I have updated the doco.

That said, I think it would be good to let one specify one of the other available man page sets. I see OpenBSD, CentOS, Darwin, NetBSD, HP-UX, RedHat, SunOS, and various other oddities.

And then the bigger question, really, is: which of these should be the default? I seem to recall choosing to make SuSE the default since it was far more complete than FreeBSD. Probably still is.

see 720039

[marto]

Well thanks for looking into this and updating the page in question. Good news that this functionality already existed, as for the default I'm not sure which it should be, I've not had to compare such documentation against one another for some time. Thanks again.

[tye]

And then the bigger question, really, is: which of these should be the default?

I tried to pick the OS that was closest to Ubuntu, since, in my experience, Ubuntu has become the most common flavor of Unix. Certainly, I think a Linux flavor is a better choice than a FreeBSD flavor.

[taint]

"I think a Linux flavor is a better choice than a FreeBSD flavor. "
I beg your pardon, tye!
I strongly believe you're mistaken. :)

--Chris

[Anonymous Monk]

Why?

[taint]

Thanks, jdporter.

Sorry about the language. Seems in my effort to ensure any/everyone understands what I'm trying to say. I end up using too many words, and ultimately only obscure my message.

I'll work work on it. :)

As you undoubtedly already know
manpath=FreeBSD+9.2-RELEASE
is the key to the chosen OS version of man page to grep for the command.
Knowing what I do about the script, and just now experimenting with your implemented schortcut. The following provides the BSD version for the command rehash
[man://rehash=default]

While that'll help help me maybe that'll help others, should it be documented along with the rest of the man page shortcut info.
Experimenting further, indicates that the same strategy also works for HPUX
[man://rehash=HPUX]
So I guess, for now, that's the magic. Not terribly hard. Maybe you can somehow even improve further. I couldn't know, as I've never seen your code. Just thought I'd mention it.

FWIW My offer still stands, for hosting any variation of man pages you might find advantageous.

Thanks again, jdporter. I hope this helped. :)

--Chris

UPDATE: I just read your updated docs, and notice my strategy here, differs from the strategy you used to update the docs. Good, huh? Everybody loves having choices/options. :)

[taint]

I just discovered some additional information that might be of interest;

Much in the same way external links here, can be tailored so as to be named, with a pipe. So too, can the man pages here:
[man://man=default|FreeBSD man pages ROCK!]
becomes:
FreeBSD man pages ROCK!

Cool, huh? :)

[jdporter]

All of our shortcuts support that.