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Re:Funding restored for man-page maintenance by froh on Friday November 08, 2024 @05:55PM (#42091116)
life is roff out there.
Re:Funding restored for man-page maintenance by dtgriscom on Friday November 08, 2024 @10:22PM (#42092316)
owwwww.....
Re:Funding restored for man-page maintenance by Brian_K_White on Friday November 08, 2024 @10:26PM (#42092327)
more or less
Re:Funding restored for man-page maintenance by jeifneioka on Friday November 08, 2024 @11:47PM (#42092601)
Please guys, pun threads are not apropos on HN.
Re:Funding restored for man-page maintenance by nindalf on Saturday November 09, 2024 @03:02AM (#42093163)
Apropos means “with reference to”. Maybe you meant “appropriate”?
Re:Funding restored for man-page maintenance by isThereClarity on Saturday November 09, 2024 @03:26AM (#42093255)
Re:Funding restored for man-page maintenance by kevin_thibedeau on Saturday November 09, 2024 @09:42AM (#42094667)
man apropos.
Re:Funding restored for man-page maintenance by shkkmo on Saturday November 09, 2024 @10:34AM (#42094943)
That's only when used as a preposition. When used as an adjective it is more or less a synonym for "appropriate" and works fine in this context.