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*If you do need a manual, the tool will probably solve the problems but you have to understand that manual before you can use this tool effectively. | *If you do need a manual, the tool will probably solve the problems but you have to understand that manual before you can use this tool effectively. | ||
*Much less helpful are the tools where you need a manual but it doesn't exist — these tools tend to create more problems than they solve. | *Much less helpful are the tools where you need a manual but it doesn't exist — these tools tend to create more problems than they solve. | ||
− | *But the worst tools are where the manuals start with a description of the manual itself — which implies both that the tool is very complex and the manual is very hard to understand, or has low expectations of its viewers. | + | *But the worst tools are where the manuals start with a description of the manual itself — which implies both that the tool is very complex and the manual is very hard to understand, or has low expectations of its viewers{{Citation needed}}. |
The title text refers to ''sudoers'', a config file for the unix command ''{{w|sudo}}''. ''sudo'' allows users to run a program with elevated permissions, as referenced in [[149: Sandwich]]. Man pages are collections of manuals for different tools, commands, files, and functions on Unix-like systems which can be viewed with the tool ''man''. You can type <code>man man</code> in a terminal to get the manpage for the manual program. See for instance also the comic [[912: Manual Override]]. | The title text refers to ''sudoers'', a config file for the unix command ''{{w|sudo}}''. ''sudo'' allows users to run a program with elevated permissions, as referenced in [[149: Sandwich]]. Man pages are collections of manuals for different tools, commands, files, and functions on Unix-like systems which can be viewed with the tool ''man''. You can type <code>man man</code> in a terminal to get the manpage for the manual program. See for instance also the comic [[912: Manual Override]]. |