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2026-05-03 11:39 UTC
@jay @cstross @annehargreaves @kamstrup also man crontab v.s. man 5 crontab v.s. man 8 crontab "of COURSE 8 means programs and 5 means config"
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@graemewinter@mas.to 2026-05-03 12:46
@xabean @jay @cstross @annehargreaves @kamstrup old enough to remember system V where you knew which part of man you wanted for system calls, library functions or command line programs But they were also more gentle times when people were actually paid to write useful documentation and the man pages were actually helpful