Introducing the Shell - "man" command
waydeveldman opened this issue · 4 comments
It is not explicitly said that the "man" command stands for manual. It is also not mentioned that the "man" command can be used in combination with commands other than "ls".
Hi @waydeveldman, thanks for raising this issue 👍
Yes, you're right that man stands for manual and can be used with any other bash command aren't explicitly mentioned in the lesson. Though, its utility is implicitly presented (e.g. man grep in Redirection and Writing Scripts and Working with Data) which shows that man can be used in combination with other bash commands.
I think adding clarifying information (one/two sentences) about man is a good idea, especially since it encourages users to explore new bash commands and become familiar with reading their documentation. What do you think @datacarpentry/shell-genomics-maintainers?
I fully agree with @akshayparopkari
Thanks for bringing it up @waydeveldman
I am posting @waydeveldman's response as a quote below. For some reason, it isn't showing up as a comment in this thread.
Yes, @akshayparopkari, you are right. Encouraging users to explore new/different bash commands with "man", or at least letting them know it is possible, is very important. Thank you.
Thanks, @waydeveldman. Please feel free to initiate a pull request to resolve this issue. For step-by-step guide on contributing to Carpentries lesson content, please refer to instructions for Carpentries lesson contribution.
fixed in #278