I think the main point of this article is that man pages are incomplete on linux. When I have to explain some unix arcane to a colleague, I often start by saying that man is the most important command in unix. But I am always obliged to say that on linux, it is often incomplete.
When I learned unix 20 years ago on sunOS, man pages were complete. It has never been the case on linux. I think man pages should give all the assumptions about the system that may someday break or give pointers to documentations.
I have often to use strace to analyse issues. When dbus starts to be involved, I am often lost.
When I learned unix 20 years ago on sunOS, man pages were complete. It has never been the case on linux. I think man pages should give all the assumptions about the system that may someday break or give pointers to documentations.
I have often to use strace to analyse issues. When dbus starts to be involved, I am often lost.