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Re:Rsync, GUIs, power, control, design, and decisions by F-0X on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @01:11PM (#20394125)
> Tried using man pages but they're always slower to find stuff in

Man pages are presented through less, so you can begin a (regex) search with / and hit n to go to the next result or N to go back.

If you knew this, I am actually very surprised you don't find information near-instantly.

Re:Rsync, GUIs, power, control, design, and decisions by jimmaswell on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @01:24PM (#20394295)
I'm aware, but this involves guessing the right word/phrase and sifting through multiple matches, and there often aren't quick examples given.
Re:Rsync, GUIs, power, control, design, and decisions by andrezsanchez on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @02:06PM (#20394826)
> so you can begin a (regex) search with / and hit n to go to the next result or N to go back.

His point of that being slower still stands. I also find that just googling generally what I want can more quickly lead me to a stack overflow post with exactly what is needed, while MAN pages can be rather cryptic at times without reading the whole thing.