Unix manpages are fine. If you've read the GNU awk manual vs BSD awk, you'll understand what I mean. GNU awk manual is hundreds of pages long and serves only to confuse the user. Not only that, half of it is listing differences between GNU awk and other awks which is just mindnumbing. A fine case of cat -v. And don't get me started on glibc.
The bit that pisses me off is: man awk (see info awk instead). I think they fixed that but it was a pain in the butt for years. Is it in man or is it in info?
The bit that pisses me off is: man awk (see info awk instead). I think they fixed that but it was a pain in the butt for years. Is it in man or is it in info?
One tool for the job.
Edit: cite your sources :)
1 - OpenBSD awk (6 pages if I print preview it): http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=awk&apropos=0&s...
2 - GNU awk (330 pages if I print preview it): https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html